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Compass, mid-to-late 19th century
Number
МАЭ № 2972-10
Read moreTitle
Compass
Read moreEthnicity
Persians
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mid-to-late 19th century
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Material
wood, paint, lacquer, metal
Read moreDimensions
diameter 8.5
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Using such compass as well as special tables the Muslims estimated Qibla – direction towards Mecca. It was necessary to do before namaz as the believer turns regard on this sacred for the Muslims city during pray.
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Ethnography of South and South-West Asia
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Casket
Vase. 19th century
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