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Funerary khanqah of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay, Cairo

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

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


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFunerary khanqah of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Tomb mosque of the Mamlūk Sultan El-Ashraf Bars Bey. Exterior. 15th century', built in 1432. Cairo, Egypt, ca. 1870
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
خانقاه ومسجد السلطان برسباى
Object history
This photograph is from a set of photographs transferred in 1887 from the Art Museum to the photographic collection.
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.121
Other number
121 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
PH.129-1887

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Record createdMarch 24, 2014
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