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Antique North African Amazigh Koran Stand
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Antique North African Amazigh Koran Stand

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Siez Gallery
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This item is an antique, hand-carved rehal (or rihal), a traditional folding book stand used across the Islamic world to hold heavy holy manuscripts and copies of the Quran off the ground during reading. Crafted from a single or interlocking piece of dense dark hardwood, the piece is designed to fold completely flat for easy transport and storage. Its surface features intricate, heavy relief chip-carving filled with geometric patterns, triangles, and sunburst motifs, alongside distinctive circular and vertical pierced cutouts. This specific style of dense ornamentation is highly characteristic of traditional North African Amazigh.

Size : H 75cm x 25cm

Stock No : SG-KS3108

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Siez Gallery has dated this piece to the 1900s.

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Description
This item is an antique, hand-carved rehal (or rihal), a traditional folding book stand used across the Islamic world to hold heavy holy manuscripts and copies of the Quran off the ground during reading.
Crafted from a single or interlocking piece of dense dark hardwood, the piece is designed to fold completely flat for easy transport and storage.
Siez Gallery

Its surface features intricate, heavy relief chip-carving filled with geometric patterns, triangles, and sunburst motifs, alongside distinctive circular and vertical pierced cutouts. This specific style of dense ornamentation is highly characteristic of traditional North African Amazigh.

Size : H 75cm x 25cm

Stock No : SG-KS3108

Date of Manufacture

Siez Gallery has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1232168
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Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2025

Woven & decorative arts - specialists in antique rugs

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3 Fountain Court
Digbeth St
Stow-on-the-Wold
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 1BN
United Kingdom
Verified Since Oct 2025
Items For Sale 36
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Siez Gallery
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Location: 3 Fountain Court, Digbeth St, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 1BN, United Kingdom
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Antique North African Amazigh Koran Stand
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