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Interior view from the Madrasa of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay (Qal'at al-Kabsh), 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
TitleInterior view from the Madrasa of Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay (Qal'at al-Kabsh), Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Cairo: Madrassa (school mosque) of the Sultan Kâit Bey at Qalaât el Kabsh. Interior detail', built in 1475. 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
مدرسة السلطان قايتباى بقلعة الكبش
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.223
Other number
223 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
362-1924

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Record createdJune 1, 2015
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