A LARGE HILYEH WITH A DEPICTION OF THE KA'BA IN MECCA
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A LARGE HILYEH WITH A DEPICTION OF THE KA'BA IN MECCA

SIGNED RIDWAN BURSAWI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A LARGE HILYEH WITH A DEPICTION OF THE KA'BA IN MECCA
SIGNED RIDWAN BURSAWI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, in black muhaqqaq, thuluth and naskh on illuminated ground, framed and glazed
26 ¼ x 12 3/8in. (67 x 31.3cm.)
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