Egyptian slab with inscription of Caliph Al-Amir, Arabian Museum, Cairo
Photograph
ca. 1880 (made)
ca. 1880 (made)
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A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a slab carved with Egyptian text.
Object details
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| Title | Egyptian slab with inscription of Caliph Al-Amir, Arabian Museum, Cairo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Pascal Sebah of Egyptian slab with inscription of Caliph Al-Amir, Arabian Museum, Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1880 |
| Physical description | A mounted sepia-coloured photograph of a slab carved with Egyptian text. |
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| Object history | This photograph is one of a set (numbered 85520 to 85545) taken by Pascal Sebah and presented to the Museum by the Ministers of Public Worship, Cairo, in 1884 |
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| Associated object | PH.121:1-1887 (Copy) |
| Bibliographic reference | Herz, Max. Catalogue sommaire des monuments exposés dans le Musée national de l'art arabe. Cairo: G. Lekegian & cie, 1895. |
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| Accession number | 85527 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2014 |
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