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The funerary khanqah of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay and the mausoleum of Mamluk Amir Janibak, Cairo

Photograph
ca. 1880
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted albumen print showing an object from the Museum of Islamic Art collection in Cairo, Egypt


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe funerary khanqah of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay and the mausoleum of Mamluk Amir Janibak, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Cairo: Tombs of the Khalifs. Mausoleums of the Sultan al-Malik al-Ashrab Barsbây; the Emir Gânî-bak, ets', built in the . Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1880
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing an object from the Museum of Islamic Art collection in Cairo, Egypt
Marks and inscriptions
  • Translation
    خانقاه السلطان برسباى بالقرافة
  • Translation
    قبة جانى بك الأشرفى
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.121 and no.122
Other numbers
  • 121 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 122 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
341-1924

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Record createdJune 1, 2015
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