Arab Art Museum, Mihrab or niche of carved wood from El-Sette Rokeyah
Photograph
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
Object details
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| Title | Arab Art Museum, Mihrab or niche of carved wood from El-Sette Rokeyah (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Cairo: Arabian Museum. Mihrab from a mosque-Niche of carved wood. Saracenic', showing a mihab or niche of carved wood fromthe mausoleum of Sayyida Ruqayya, built in the 12th century. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1870 |
| Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
| 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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| Associated object | 85520 (Copy) |
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| Accession number | PH.126-1887 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2014 |
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