A GILT BRONZE QURAN STAND, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A GILT BRONZE QURAN STAND, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A GILT BRONZE QURAN STAND, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A GILT BRONZE QURAN STAND, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

A GILT BRONZE QURAN STAND, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3004294

Of typical folding form with two openwork interlocking parts, the upper sections of cusped arch form, the lower sections of cross form with undulating lines, gilt overall with cusped cartouches comprising calligraphic inscriptions from the Quran in naskh script amidst densely scrolling foliage and floral motifs.
18 cm. height, 36 cm. width

The inscriptions:
Each part engraved with Quran verses from the Quran, the upper section with surah Al-Al-Waqi'a v.90-v.96, the lower section with surah All-Kawthar and v.1-v.2 from surah Al-Qalam.