Title: Qiblah Compass, with a View of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca
Date: possibly late 18th or 19th century
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Materials: lacquer-painted wooden base and lid; metal fittings
Dimensions: diameter 31cm
Accession Number: SCI 458
Other Notes:
Two very similar instruments, signed by Barut, are the in Topkapi Seray Museum and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul; a third is in the Islamic Art Museum, Cairo.
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