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The funerary kanqahs of Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (left) and Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq (right), Cairo

Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe 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 unknown photographer, captioned ‘Cairo: Tombs of the Mamluks Khalifs’, [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
Marks and inscriptions
  • Translation
    خانقاه الناصر فرج بن برقوق
  • Translation
    خانقاه ومسجد الأشرف برسباى
  • Translation
    قبة جانى بك الأشرفى
Object history
This photograph is part of a group of topographical photographs bought by the museum from Messrs E. Parsons & Sons in 1897, which, according to departmental records, formerly belonged to Dr. J.H. Middleton. It Is likely that the Dr. J.H. Middleton referred to is Dr.John Henry Middleton, who was Director of the art collections at the South Kensington Museum from 1892 until his death in 1896, and who travelled widely in the 1870's and 1880's.
Place depicted
Associations
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.121, no.122 and no.149
Other numbers
  • 121 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 122 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 149 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
PH.2788-1897

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Record createdAugust 13, 2014
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