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14-JUN-2009

Istanbul june 2009 1147.jpg

A panel of glazed tiles, with the representation of the Kaäba Mosque in Mecca.
Produced in Kütahya, second quarter of the 18th century.
In the Hekimoğlu Ali Paşa Mosque in Istanbul (Davutpaşa district). Opposite the sultan's loge.

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.

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