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| Keywords: Egyptian - Plaque for Printing a Pilgrimage Certificate - Walters 54510 - Back.jpg The entire surface of this unusual object is engraved with Qur'anic verses prayers and invocations to God the prophet Muhammad and other religious leaders It also contains representations of the Great Mosque at Mecca and the Mosque of Medina the two holiest sites visited by Muslims during the great hajj or pilgrimage Both the writing and images are engraved in reverse indicating that the plaque was used for printing The printed sheet would have been a souvenir of a pilgrim's visit century 18 Early Modern engraved bronze cm 27 5 17 5 0 6 accession number 54 510 11417 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Inscriptions place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Islamic metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Metalwork of Egypt Hajj 1800s | ||||
