of circular form with solid soldered tubular handle to reverse, the face etched with a drawing of the Dome of the Rock as viewed from inside and above, the three domes and arched entrance walls arranged around an interior view of the octagonal shrine, with poorly written inscriptions
6.6cm. diam.

Footnotes

The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is one of the most sacred sites in Islam, after the Two Holy Mosques of Mecca and Medina. The symbolic significance of this building to Muslims around the world is immense, accounting for the numerous rebuilding programs since its erection in 691AD. At heart of the building is the foundation stone, the Haram ash Sharif(Noble Sanctuary), the spot where Abraham (Ibrahim) attempted the sacrifice of his son Isaac, and the site of the Prophet Muhammad's Night Journey.

It is also one of the earliest buildings that can be directly attributed to a Muslim royal patron. The Umayyad Caliph, 'Abd al-Malik, constructed the building in 691 CE. The inscription proclaiming his great architectural feat in gold Kufic letters around the interior is the earliest surviving use of Qur'anic text recorded in a monumental context.

Muslim representations of the Dome of the Rock are rare and limited to manuscript miniatures.

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A brass incised Stamp depicting the Dome of the Rock Jerusalem, 18th-19th Century

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