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A large metal tray with a view of Mecca on it
(صينية معدنية كبيرة عليها منظر لمكة)

Title	A large metal tray with a view of Mecca on it
Title Original	صينية معدنية كبيرة عليها منظر لمكة
Publication Date:	19th century
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject	mine
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	القطر : 87 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	ARC.mx 618
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus22;15;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	19th century
Notes	The large metal tray with a wrapped frame depicts a view of Mecca and the Grand Mosque, the scene surrounded by bouquets of flowers on a bright green ground. The piece may have been manufactured in the nineteenth century in Europe for the Ottoman market. This tray model was made with images in the middle showing important sites in Istanbul, which makes this view particularly unique. The depiction of Mecca is clear and striking, and some important sites in the vicinity are also depicted as small buildings and domes, which include the Al-Mu'alla Cemetery (bottom left) and the mosque (top left), which is located in the Cave of Hira at the top of Mount Al-Nour, the place where the revelation was sent down to the Prophet Muhammad at the beginning of the message.
Sample Text	“A large metal tray with a view of Mecca” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;15;ar

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A large metal tray with a view of Mecca on it

(صينية معدنية كبيرة عليها منظر لمكة)

Publication Date 19th century

Publication Place - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Subject mine

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions القطر : 87 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID ARC.mx 618

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus22;15;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date 19th century

Notes The large metal tray with a wrapped frame depicts a view of Mecca and the Grand Mosque, the scene surrounded by bouquets of flowers on a bright green ground. The piece may have been manufactured in the nineteenth century in Europe for the Ottoman market. This tray model was made with images in the middle showing important sites in Istanbul, which makes this view particularly unique. The depiction of Mecca is clear and striking, and some important sites in the vicinity are also depicted as small buildings and domes, which include the Al-Mu'alla Cemetery (bottom left) and the mosque (top left), which is located in the Cave of Hira at the top of Mount Al-Nour, the place where the revelation was sent down to the Prophet Muhammad at the beginning of the message.

Sample Text “A large metal tray with a view of Mecca” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;15;ar