The tombs of the Mamluks in the North Cemetery, Cairo
Photograph
1887-1908 (photographed)
1887-1908 (photographed)
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Object details
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| Title | The tombs of the Mamluks in the North Cemetery, Cairo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Tombeaux pf the Khalifs. General view' [showing the funerary khanqah-s of al-Ashraf Barsbay and Faraj ibn Barquq, the mausoleums of Janibak al-Ashrafi and Khadija Umm al-Ashraf], built in the 15th century. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1887-1908 |
| Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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| Credit line | Presented by Frank E. Spiers, Esq., 23 September 1920 |
| Object history | One of a set of photographs given to the Museum by Frank Edward Spiers (brother of Richard Phene Spiers). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.149, no.122, no.121 and no.106 |
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| Accession number | 3456-1920 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2014 |
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