Entrance of the wikala of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Cairo
Photograph
ca. 1870s (photographed)
ca. 1870s (photographed)
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Object details
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| Title | Entrance of the wikala of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Cairo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by unknown photographer, captioned 'Wekāla of the Sultan Kāït Bey, archway, 15th cent.', built in 1477. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 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.75 |
| Other number | 75 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo |
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| Accession number | PH.136B-1887 |
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| Record created | August 13, 2014 |
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