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Mosque and street of Mamluk Emir Qanibay (Emir Akhur), Cairo

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

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a view of a mosque down a narrow alleyway flanked by stone buildings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Mosque and street of Mamluk Emir Qanibay (Emir Akhur), Cairo (generic title)
  • Mosque et rue Emir Akhor (près de la Citadelle) (published title)
Materials and techniques
Platinotype
Brief description
Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co., captioned ' Mosque et rue Emir Akhor (près de la Citadelle) - Mosque and street Emir Akhor (near the Citadel). Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, 1887-1908
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a view of a mosque down a narrow alleyway flanked by stone buildings.
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
مدرسة قانيباى أمير آخور
Credit line
Purchased from Mr. Somers Clarke, 11 June 1896
Object history
This was originally part of a group of 35 photographs catalogued as 'Saracenic art', and bought from the architect Mr. Somers Clarke for £4 in 1896.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.136
Other numbers
  • 55 - G. Lekegian & Co. inventory number
  • 136 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
PH.1396-1896

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Record createdAugust 21, 2014
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