A Safavid brass Qibla indicator, Persia, 17th/18th century
Auction Closed
March 30, 12:47 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the brass body of circular form, hinged lid, the base and lid with names of various localities, including Tabriz, Isfahan, Kashan and Qairawan, further engraved throughout with inscriptions
6cm. diam.
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inscriptions
Around the body: ‘When you seek the direction of the qibla (from) this world displaying mirror, find the southern point of the meridian with the pointer, look then at the lands to the north and the south of that point, wherever it ends up, that is the direction of the qibla’
Around the body: ‘When you seek the direction of the qibla (from) this world displaying mirror, find the southern point of the meridian with the pointer, look then at the lands to the north and the south of that point, wherever it ends up, that is the direction of the qibla’
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