The Bayt al-Razzaz and the madrasa of Mamluk Sultan Sha'ban's mother, Cairo
Photograph
1870-1899 (photographed)
1870-1899 (photographed)
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A mounted sepia-coloured topographical photograph of Cairo, Egypt.
Object details
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| Title | The Bayt al-Razzaz and the madrasa of Mamluk Sultan Sha'ban's mother, Cairo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Benjamin Facchinelli, 'Rue Bab el Vazier' [Bab al-Wazir, Bayt al-Razzaz, built in the 15th c. and in 1778. The mosque of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban', built in 1368-69]. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1870-1899. |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured topographical photograph 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 Many were later 'withdrawn' as duplicates |
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| Accession number | 911-1917 |
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| Record created | January 30, 2014 |
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