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The arcades of the mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, Cairo

Photograph
ca.1880 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The arcades of the mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun, Cairo (generic title)
  • Intérieur de la Mosquée de Touloum, Caire (published title)
Materials and techniques
albument print
Brief description
Photograph by H. Béchard, captioned ' Mosque of Ibn Tulun (interior)', built in 876-879. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca.1880
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
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.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic references
  • Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.220
  • E. Béchard and A. Palmieri, L’Egypte et la Nubie, grand album monumental, historique, architectural, (Paris, 1887) pl. 9
Other numbers
  • 220 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 178 - Bechard, Cairo inventory number
Collection
Accession number
PH.152-1887

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2014
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