Qiblah Compass, with a View of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca

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.