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Qur’an holder
(حامل مصحف)

Title	Qur’an holder
Title Original	حامل مصحف
Publication Date:	Approximately 1317 AH / 1900 AD
Publication Place	- Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Subject	Copper alloy (yellow brass), inlaid with silver and copper inlay
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الأبعاد الكلية : 86 × 47 × 47 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	54.136.1
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus22;34;ar
Library Location	Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
Date	Approximately 1317 AH / 1900 AD
Notes	This long, hexagonal copper table has a hexagonal upper body and a base shaped like hexagonal columns. The table is inlaid with inscription panels containing engraved or perforated floral patterns, and the sides are made up of many panels placed within a frame. This stand may have originally been used to hold a Qur’an while reading. For protection, the Qur’an can be placed inside the holder by opening small doors and placing the book inside it.
Sample Text	“Qur’an Holder” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus22;34;ar

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Qur’an holder

(حامل مصحف)

Publication Date Approximately 1317 AH / 1900 AD

Publication Place - Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

Subject Copper alloy (yellow brass), inlaid with silver and copper inlay

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الأبعاد الكلية : 86 × 47 × 47 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 54.136.1

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus22;34;ar

Library Location Shangri-La, Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art

Date Approximately 1317 AH / 1900 AD

Notes This long, hexagonal copper table has a hexagonal upper body and a base shaped like hexagonal columns. The table is inlaid with inscription panels containing engraved or perforated floral patterns, and the sides are made up of many panels placed within a frame. This stand may have originally been used to hold a Qur’an while reading. For protection, the Qur’an can be placed inside the holder by opening small doors and placing the book inside it.

Sample Text “Qur’an Holder” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus22;34;ar