The funerary kanqahs of Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (left) and Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq (right), Cairo
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late 19th century (photographed)
late 19th century (photographed)
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A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt
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Title | The funerary kanqahs of Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (left) and Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq (right), Cairo (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | albumen print |
Brief description | Photograph by unknown photographer, captioned ‘Cairo: Tombs of the Mamluks Khalifs’, [The funerary khanqah of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay, the mausoleum of Janibak al-Ashrafi and the funerary khanqah of Sultan Faraj ibn Barquq], built in the 15th century. Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, c. 1870's |
Physical description | A mounted albumen print showing a topographical view of Cairo, Egypt |
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Object history | This photograph is part of a group of topographical photographs bought by the museum from Messrs E. Parsons & Sons in 1897, which, according to departmental records, formerly belonged to Dr. J.H. Middleton. It Is likely that the Dr. J.H. Middleton referred to is Dr.John Henry Middleton, who was Director of the art collections at the South Kensington Museum from 1892 until his death in 1896, and who travelled widely in the 1870's and 1880's. |
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Bibliographic reference | Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.121, no.122 and no.149 |
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Accession number | PH.2788-1897 |
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Record created | August 13, 2014 |
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