The funerary kanqahs of Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (left) and Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq (right), Cairo
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ca. 1870s (photographed)
ca. 1870s (photographed)
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
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Title | The funerary kanqahs of Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (left) and Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq (right), Cairo (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
Brief description | Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned ‘Cairo: Tombs of the Khalifs. General View’, [The funerary khanqah of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay, the mausoleum of Janibak al-Ashrafi and the funerary khanqah of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq], built in the 15th century. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, c. 1870's |
Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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Object history | This photograph is from a set of photographs transferred in 1887 from the Art Museum to the photographic collection. |
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Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.121, no.122 and no.149 |
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Accession number | PH.132-1887 |
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Record created | March 10, 2014 |
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