Ottoman school: 'Views on Mecca and Medina', ink and gouache on paper, 19th C.

Dim.: 67 x 67 cm

A large work, depicting at the top two detailed views of Al-Masjid Al-Haram with in the centre the Kabaa surrounded by six minarets and of al-Masjid al-Nabawi with the prominent green Quba.
The lower part with Quran 22 surah Al-Hajj written in black naskh script. The whole is surrounded by a circular band of dense gilt floral motifs.