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Arcades of the mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, Cairo

Photograph
ca. 1870s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Galeries de la Mosquée Touloun-Caire' built in 876-79. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1870s


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArcades of the mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Galeries de la Mosquée Touloun-Caire' built in 876-79. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1870s
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
جامع أحمد بن طولون
Object history
This photograph is from a set of photographs transferred in 1887 from the Art Museum to the photographic collection.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.220
Other number
220 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
PH.151-1887

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2014
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