AN OTTOMAN HAJJ CERTIFICATE SERVING AS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT ...

Hammer

£200

AN OTTOMAN HAJJ CERTIFICATE SERVING AS AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FOR PILGRIMAGE, PRINTED IN AN OTTOMAN PRINTING HOUSE, AH 1352 /AD 1933
An Ottoman poster portraying the Kaaba, accompanied by a document issued to Sevkat Hanim, daughter of Suleyman, as a testament to her sacred journey to the Holy Lands for pilgrimage and umrah, and bearing the authentic signatures and seals of authority, printed in the esteemed Ottoman printing house, the Kaaba is depicted in its original hues, with the inscriptions adorning the kiswah and the surroundings of the sacred structure rendered in red, a band of Arabic script encircling the image, presenting the names of the officials involved in issuing the document: Mucahit Kasim, Abbas Bin Fazil Ahmed, and Mohammad Bin Seyyid.
60 x 41.5cm