Marble plaques, Cairo, Egypt
Photograph
1870s (photographed)
1870s (photographed)
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A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of three carved marble plaques. Two have images of eagles.
Object details
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| Title | Marble plaques, Cairo, Egypt (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Pascal Sebah, Marble plaques with carved eagles from an ancient bath in Derb-el-Gamamis, Cairo, Egypt and Marble plaque from the kibleh of the Mosque Berdredin-el-Agami, Haret-el-Salhieh quarter, Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1870 |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of three carved marble plaques. Two have images of eagles. |
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| Object history | This photograph is one of a set (numbered 85520 to 85545) taken by Pascal Sebah and presented to the Museum by the Ministers of Public Worship, Cairo, in 1884 |
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| Associated object | PH.114-1887 (Copy) |
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| Accession number | 85543 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2014 |
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