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14th Century Qur’an Stand

Date Added

09/07/2019

Content Type

Art And Craft

Category

Furniture

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Three layers of superb carving combining vegetal motifs and calligraphic inscriptions cover the surface of this Qur’an stand. The inscriptions include decorative arrangements of the words Allah, ‘Ali, and Muhammad, and blessings upon the Prophet and the Twelve Imams. In addition, they provide us with the information that the stand was made by Hasan [ibn] Zain ibn Sulaiman al‑Isfahani for endowment to a madrasa, or theological college, in the year 1360.


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Artist: Hasan ibn Zain ibn Sulaiman al‑Isfahani

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