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The fly is of inscribed and painted card, with a magnetised iron cross beneath and a brass ferrule in the centre; it rotates freely on a brass pivot within a lidded case of turned brass; it is protected by a glass, which is held in place by a sprung brass retaining ring. A depiction of the Ka'bah lies near the circumference of the circular card, or fly, and is surrounded by a gold disc containing eight cartouches. Within these, the four cardinal points are marked in black, and four intermediary points, which were given the names of the relevant winds, are in red. From the Ka'bah disc radiates a fan-shaped table inscribed with the names of places ranging from the Ottoman cities of Urfa, Diyarbakñr, Erzurum and Mosul in the east to Fez, Barbary, the Canary Islands and Cartagena (Spain) in the west.
The Khalili Collections
London
Title
Qiblah Compass
Date
1223 AH
Medium
inscribed & painted card, iron magnet & turned brass case
Accession number
1005
Work type
Sculpture
