Keywords: Turkish - Tile with the Great Mosque of Mecca - Google Art Project.jpg 27806215 Turkish Turkish /collection/the-walters-art-museum/artwork/tile-with-the-great-mosque-of-mecca-turkish/27748245/ 17197 Turkish Artist /artist/giovanni-paolo-marana/27796283/ 27796283 /collection/the-walters-art-museum/ The Walters Art Museum 27751297 http //thewalters org/ /collection/the-walters-art-museum/artwork/tile-with-the-great-mosque-of-mecca-turkish/27748245/ 1600 17th century Ottoman fritware with underglaze painting Henry Walters Baltimore 1897 mode of acquisition unknown; Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest 62 4 27748245 False 1699 /collection/the-walters-art-museum/level/centre-street-third-floor/27812540/ Centre Street Third Floor 48 1307 http //art thewalters org/detail/17197 The Walters Art Museum Acquired by Henry Walters 1897 tiles;plaques 1600 1700 Iznik in present-day Turkey Place of Origin w35 x h62 x d3 cm 17th century Ottoman False 0 580078125 http //creativecommons org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3 0/ Object /collection/the-walters-art-museum/level/centre-street-third-floor/27812540/islamic-art/27796238/ Islamic Art tile-with-the-great-mosque-of-mecca-turkish Tile with the Great Mosque of Mecca t 35 8 Translation From Qur'an 3 96-97 The first House established for the people was that at Bekka Mecca a place holy and a guidance to all beings Therein are clear signs- the station of Abraham and whosoever enters it is in security It is the duty of all men towards God to come to the House a pilgrim if he is able to make his way there fritware with underglaze painting Henry Walters Baltimore 1897 mode of acquisition unknown; Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest special url_id pwG2-iFmQstqXQ PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist Turkey Masjid al-Haram Kaaba in art Islamic tiles Hajj 1600s |