TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF MECCA, 1346 AH/1927 AD
One photograph of two persons beside al-Ḥajaru al-Aswad, "Black Stone" is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba. The second A sebil or sabil of Zamzam Well built by the king " Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd ar-Raḥman Al Saud"
A sebil: a small kiosk in the Islamic architectural tradition where water is freely dispensed to members of the public by an attendant behind a grilled window.
18 by 24 cm.
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One photograph of two persons beside al-Ḥajaru al-Aswad, "Black Stone" is a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba. The second A sebil or sabil of Zamzam Well built by the king " Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd ar-Raḥman Al Saud"
A sebil: a small kiosk in the Islamic architectural tradition where water is freely dispensed to members of the public by an attendant behind a grilled window.
18 by 24 cm.