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A GILT BRONZE QURAN STAND, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3005855

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.
34 by 15.5 cm.

The inscriptions:
Each part engraved with Quran verses from the Quran, surah al-Fil, surah Quraysh , surah al-Ikhlas and prayers.