The entrance of the funerary complex of Mamluk Sultan al-Zahir Barquq
Photograph
1870-1899 (photographed)
1870-1899 (photographed)
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Object details
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| Title | The entrance of the funerary complex of Mamluk Sultan al-Zahir Barquq (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by B. Facchinelli, captioned 'Cairo: Mosque of Sultan El Mueyad [confused with the funerary complex of Sultan Barquq]: Entrance', built in 1384-6. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1870-1899 |
| Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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| Credit line | Presented by Harold Wallis, Esq., 28 August 1917 |
| Object history | Part of a group of originally 191 photographs presented by Harold Wallis, Esq. of Purley, 28 August 1912. Many were later 'withdrawn' as duplicates |
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| Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.187 |
| Other number | 187 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo |
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| Accession number | 1071-1917 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2013 |
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