AN AERIAL VIEW OF MECCA Possibly Delhi, Company School, Northern India, late 19th century Opaque pigments on paper, the horizontal composition depicting the Great Mosque of Mecca (Masjid al-Haram), the Ka’ba and its sacred enclosure with pious Muslims performing tawaf (circumambulation) during their Hajj (pilgrimage), the Prophet’s minbar (pulpit) and several minarets depicted in the scene as well, painted in light earthy tones, mounted on a cream cardboard frame, 30.5cm x 38.5cm including the mount.