--- title: Ka'ba Tile author: Osman Ibn Mehmed source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13562/kaba-tile/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Ka'ba Tile _Authored by Osman Ibn Mehmed_ ## Image File [![Ka'ba Tile](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13562.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13562.jpg) ## Image Caption This rectangular tile depicts a stylized view of Mecca, with the black-shrouded Ka‘ba in the center of the Masjid al-Haram and other buildings within and around the holy sanctuary. It is part of a larger material corpus related to the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca and sites in its vicinity, which each pious Muslim should perform once in his or her life. Such Ka’ba tiles were a favored theme in Ottoman tile workshops. This one is painted in the traditional color palette used in seventeenth century Iznik tiles. However the bird’s-eye view, inspired by the European pictorial tradition, is a characteristic of later examples made at Tekfur Sarayi in Istanbul, a less well-known Ottoman ceramic workshop. Made by Osman Ibn Mehmed, c. 1720-30 CE. Stonepaste, polychrome paint. 35 cm (13.8 in) x 26.1 cm (10.3 in). Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ## Cite This Work ### APA Mehmed, O. I. (2021, March 06). Ka'ba Tile. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Mehmed, Osman Ibn. "Ka'ba Tile." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 06, 2021. . ### MLA Mehmed, Osman Ibn. "Ka'ba Tile." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Mar 2021, . ## License & Copyright © [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/457791) by [**Osman Ibn Mehmed**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/457791). Submitted by [Fazal Malik](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/fazal.malik/ "User Page: Fazal Malik"), published on 06 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.