A CARVED AND GILDED WOODEN QUR'AN STAND Ottoman
A CARVED AND GILDED WOODEN QUR'AN STAND
Ottoman Provinces, late 19th century
Of typical folding X-shape, the two upper ends squared and carved with Western-inspired rosettes and vegetal motifs to the interior, the first half of the Ayat al Kursi (verse of the Throne), v. 255, Sura 2 (Al-Baqara) to the exterior, the legs with polylobed arches and the squinches carved with floral and vegetal sprouts, a continuous row of dotted motifs to the edges, 42cm x 22.5cm folded.
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A CARVED AND GILDED WOODEN QUR'AN STAND
Ottoman Provinces, late 19th century
Of typical folding X-shape, the two upper ends squared and carved with Western-inspired rosettes and vegetal motifs to the interior, the first half of the Ayat al Kursi (verse of the Throne), v. 255, Sura 2 (Al-Baqara) to the exterior, the legs with polylobed arches and the squinches carved with floral and vegetal sprouts, a continuous row of dotted motifs to the edges, 42cm x 22.5cm folded.
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