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The entrance of the funerary madrasa of mamluk Sultan al-Zahir Barquq, Cairo

Photograph
1870-1899 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted photograph.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe entrance of the funerary madrasa of mamluk Sultan al-Zahir Barquq, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Photograph by Benjamin Facchinelli, three men outside the door to the Mosque of Sultan al-Zahir Barquq, built in 1384-1386, Cairo, Egypt, 1870-1899
Physical description
A mounted photograph.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Translation
مدرسة وخانقاه السلطان الظاهر برقوق
Object history
Transferred from the Indian Section 1924
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.187
Other number
187 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
356-1924

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Record createdOctober 16, 2015
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