Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
Ceramic tile panel | Hegira 1087 / AD 1676Ottoman | Museum of Islamic Art Cairo, Egypt | A tile panel showing a ground-plan for the Holy Mosque at Mecca with the Ka'ba in the centre. |
Painting | Hegira early 12th century / AD early 18th centuryOttoman | Uppsala University Library Uppsala, Sweden | A topographical painting of the Haram shown with details of entrances, minarets and the surrounding sites. |
Astronomical instrument: Qiblanuma | Hegira 1151 / AD 1738Ottoman | Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey | A compass (qiblanuma) that determined the direction of prayer (qibla) and the correct route to Mecca. |
Prayer rug | Hegira 1217 / AD 1802Ottoman | Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | Pilgrims traded prayer rugs while travelling, or offered them as votive gifts to mosques.Name | Dynasty | Details | Justification |
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Prayer rug | Hegira 12th century / AD 18th centuryOttoman | Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities (Medelhavsmuseet) Stockholm, Sweden | Pilgrims traded prayer rugs while travelling, or offered them as votive gifts to mosques. | |