Qiblah Compass, with a View of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca
SCI 458
Istanbul, Turkey
possibly late 18th or 19th century
lacquer-painted wooden base and lid; metal fittings
diameter 31cm
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.