Not currently on display at the V&A

The wooden mihrab of the Madrasa Halawiyya, Aleppo

Photograph
1919 to 1921 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted black and white photograph showing a topographical view of Aleppo, Syria


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe wooden mihrab of the Madrasa Halawiyya, Aleppo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black and white photograph
Brief description
Photograph by K.A.C. Creswell, captioned 'Aleppo (Syria): Madrasat al-Halawîya. Wooden mihrâb', built in 1147. Aleppo, Syria, gelatin silver print, 1919 to 1921
Physical description
A mounted black and white photograph showing a topographical view of Aleppo, Syria
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.50cm
  • Width: 27.10cm
Measurement includes card mount. It is in portrait orientation and contains one photograph.
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
محراب المدرسة الحلوية
Production
The glass negative for this photograph is in the Creswell Archive, held in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (EA.CA.5659)
Places depicted
Associations
Other number
EA.CA.5659 - Creswell Archive negative number Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archeology
Collection
Accession number
2391-1921

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Record createdJune 1, 2015
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