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Bab al-Wazir street and the mausoleum of Ibrabim Khalifa Jindyan, Cairo

Photograph
1887-1908 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a view down a narrow street. A man on a kneeling camel is visible in the foreground under two lines of washing blowing in the wind.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Bab al-Wazir street and the mausoleum of Ibrabim Khalifa Jindyan, Cairo (generic title)
  • Rue Bab el Vazir (published title)
Materials and techniques
Platinotype
Brief description
Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Rue Bab-el-Vazir'. Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, 1887-1908
Physical description
A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a view down a narrow street. A man on a kneeling camel is visible in the foreground under two lines of washing blowing in the wind.
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
شارع باب الوزير ومدفن إبراهيم خليفة جنديان
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
Other numbers
  • 57 - G. Lekegian & Co. inventory number
  • 586 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
PH.1391-1896

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Record createdAugust 21, 2014
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