Tile
BackDescription:
Glazed ceramic (stonepaste) tile depicting the sanctuary at Mecca know as the Masjid al-Haram, or sacred mosque; at the centre is the Ka’ba, on the left side of which is the black stone that pilgrims try to touch as they circumambulate the Ka'ba; around it are structures that mark the four school of Islamic law: Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanafi and Hanbali; possibly made to commemorate a pilgrimage to Mecca; the name of its owner, Shehab al-Din Efendi, is inscribed between the minarets.
Object type: | tile |
Museum number: | 2009,6039.1 |
School/style: | Iznik |
Culture/period: | Ottoman dynasty |
Date: | 17thC (mid) |
Production place: | Made in: Iznik (?)~Made in: Kütahya (city) (?) |
Materials: | stonepaste |
Technique: | glazed, painted |
Dimensions: | Height: 25.30 cm Width: 17.00 cm Depth: 1.30 cm |
Inscriptions: | Inscription details: inscription in Arabic script Inscription quoted: Inscription note: Gives the name of the owner, Shehab al-Din Efendi. |
Location: | 25 |
Exhibition history: | Exhibited: 2014 22 Apr-10 Oct, Paris, Institute du Monde Arabe, 'Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca' 2013-2014 9 Sep-19 Mar, Leiden, Rijkmuseum Volkenkunde, Longing for Mecca a pilgrim's journey 2011 26 Jan -15 Apr, London, BM, 'Hajj: journey to the heart of Islam' |
Subjects: | religious building, pilgrim, islam |
Associated names: | Named in inscription: Shehab al-Din Efendi |
Associated places: | Topographic representation of: Ka'ba |
Acquisition names: | Purchased through: Christie's |
Acquisition date: | 2005 |
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