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Views of the mosques of Mecca and Medina
(مناظر لمسجدي مكة والمدينة)

Title	Views of the mosques of Mecca and Medina
Title Original	مناظر لمسجدي مكة والمدينة
Publication Date:	19th century
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject	Carved wood, satin
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	53.5 × 70 سم ، 52.5 × 69- سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	ARC.mx 215; ARC.mx 216
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus22;50;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	19th century
Notes	These views of Mecca and Medina are intricately carved into wood and date from the beginning of the 20th century. The wood is likely basswood, which is soft, light-grained and easy to work with, ideal for complex carving. The background is made of light colored satin. It depicts Mecca with the Ottoman Ajyad Citadel on the Ajyad Mountain Range (sometimes known as Jebel Kuda, the Citadel or Al-Bulbul) dominating the background. Around the Kaaba there are buildings that were located within the sanctuary, and the buildings and fortress no longer exist. The city is depicted from one side as a square surrounded by a desert landscape with some camels in it. Another example is in the Mevlana Museum in Konya in Türkiye.
Sample Text	“Views of the Mosques of Mecca and Medina” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;50;ar

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Views of the mosques of Mecca and Medina

(مناظر لمسجدي مكة والمدينة)

Publication Date 19th century

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

Subject Carved wood, satin

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 53.5 × 70 سم ، 52.5 × 69- سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID ARC.mx 215; ARC.mx 216

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus22;50;ar

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

Date 19th century

Notes These views of Mecca and Medina are intricately carved into wood and date from the beginning of the 20th century. The wood is likely basswood, which is soft, light-grained and easy to work with, ideal for complex carving. The background is made of light colored satin. It depicts Mecca with the Ottoman Ajyad Citadel on the Ajyad Mountain Range (sometimes known as Jebel Kuda, the Citadel or Al-Bulbul) dominating the background. Around the Kaaba there are buildings that were located within the sanctuary, and the buildings and fortress no longer exist. The city is depicted from one side as a square surrounded by a desert landscape with some camels in it. Another example is in the Mevlana Museum in Konya in Türkiye.

Sample Text “Views of the Mosques of Mecca and Medina” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;50;ar