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The Qibla iwan in the funerary mosque of Mamluk Sultan Hasan, Cairo

Photograph
ca. 1880s (photographed), late 19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Qibla iwan in the funerary mosque of Mamluk Sultan Hasan, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned ' Cairo: Mosque of the Mamlūk Sultan Hasan. Interior. 14th century ', built in 1356-63. Cairo, Egypt. albumen print, late 19th century
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
جامع السلطان حسن
Object history
This photograph is from a set of photographs transferred in 1887 from the Art Museum to the photographic collection.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.133
Other numbers
  • 133 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 17 - Pascal Sebah Cairo Inventory number
Collection
Accession number
PH.145-1887

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2014
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