Folio with the Hilyah and a View of Mecca
Folio with the Hilyah and a View of Mecca

Image credit: The Khalili Collections

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The detached folio probably comes from a manuscript containing a selection of prayers and Qur'anic verses (an'am), of a type which was particularly associated with the Ottomans. The recto has the hilyah of the Prophet and a depiction of the muhr al-nubuwwah (the 'Seal of Prophethood'). The verso has a view of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca, which was probably accompanied by a view of the Prophet's mosque in Medina on the facing page, in the manner of Ottoman copies of the Dala'il al-khayrat.

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Folio with the Hilyah and a View of Mecca

Date

18th C

Medium

ink, gold & opaque watercolour on paper

Accession number

605

Work type

Drawing

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The Khalili Collections

London, Greater London England

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