The Kaaba; seen from a bird's eye view; Against a golden background lies a white palace or a mosque with a walled courtyard in which all sorts of loose structures stand; in the middle a dark square structure on a round; enclosed courtyard; outside wall has 6 towers and outside the wall a few houses are scattered here and there; on the horizon green hills. The representation is framed by thin frame lines in black; colored with gold and at some distance therefrom a second gold-colored border in black frame lines; on the back text; also framed in golden piping and ornamented here and there with colored floral motifs.; anonymous; Iran; c. 1800 - c. 1899; paper; brush; h 30 cm x w 42.5 cm h 135 mm x w 80 mm h 170 mm x w 108 mm