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Bab al-‘Azab and the mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha (Citadel), Cairo

Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph bound in an album with a total of 102 photographs showing a view over Bab al-'Azab. Cairo, Egypt


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBab al-‘Azab and the mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha (Citadel), Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, 'View over Bab al-Azab in the Citadel'. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, c. 1870's
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph bound in an album with a total of 102 photographs showing a view over Bab al-'Azab. Cairo, Egypt
Dimensions
  • Album cover height: 36.8cm
  • Album cover width: 30.5cm
  • Album cover depth: 5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
باب العزب وقلعة صلاح الدين الأيوبى - قلعة الجبل
Credit line
Purchased from Mr. A.J. Bucknall Smith, 1912
Object history
One of a group of over 600 albumen photographs of scenes from around the world which were purchased for the 'Art Library' at the Victoria and Albert Museum from Mr. A.J. Bucknall Smith in 1912.
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.503, no.555 and no.556
Other numbers
  • 556 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 503 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 555 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
1208-1912

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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