Mecca, tombs of the relatives of Muhammed
Photograph
1881 (photographed)
1881 (photographed)
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View of the tombs of the relatives of Muhammed at Mecca.
Object details
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| Title | Mecca, tombs of the relatives of Muhammed (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | albumen print |
| Brief description | Bey, Sadic. Mecca (Arabia). Tombs of the relatives of Mahommed. Ca. 1880, albumen print |
| Physical description | View of the tombs of the relatives of Muhammed at Mecca. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lady Palmer |
| Object history | Lady Palmer was the widow of Sir Elwin Mitford Palmer, KCB, KCMG, Governor of the National Bank of Egypt around 1900. The photographs were given to Sir Elvin Palmer when he lived in Cairo. He moved to Egypt in 1855 and died there in 1906. Lady Palmer was a great niece of Julia Margaret Cameron. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Venetia Porter, ed. Hajj. Journey to the heart of Islam London: British Museum, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-7141-1176-6. |
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| Accession number | 2132-1924 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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