Funerary complex of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Cairo
Photograph
1887-1908 (photographed)
1887-1908 (photographed)
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A mounted platinotype print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Object details
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| Title | Funerary complex of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Cairo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Platinotype |
| Brief description | Photograph by G. Lekegian & Co., captioned 'Mosquée Kait-bay', built in 1472-74. Cairo, Egypt, platinotype, 1887-1908 |
| Physical description | A mounted platinotype print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.99 |
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| Accession number | PH.1397-1896 |
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| Record created | August 27, 2014 |
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