Tile with a Diagrammatic View of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca

Date: dated AH 1007 (AD 1659–70)
 

Location: Iznik, Turkey

Materials: stonepaste, decorated underglaze in cobalt and turquoise blue, black and bole red

Dimensions: 28 x 28cm
 

Accession Number: POT 1955

Other Notes:

The small panel along the lower edge of the tile is inscribed with the name of its owner, Etmekçi-zade Mehmed Pasha. An identical tile bearing the same name can be seen on the exterior of the Rüstem Pasha mosque in Istanbul.