Qiblah Compass

18th - early 19th隷 century

The Khalili Collections

The recessed oval area has depictions of the sanctuaries at Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The paintings are signed, tersim al-'abd Fakhri fi dar al-saltanah Qustantiniyyah ('painted by the servant [of God] Fakhri in the Abode of the Sultanate, Constantinople').

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Title: Qiblah Compass
Date Created: 18th - early 19th隷 century
Location Created: Istanbul, Turkey
Type: ARTIFACT
Medium: engraved brass plate on a wooden base, with a magnetized needle; paintings in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, under glass

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