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Funerary complexes of Mamluk Amir Qurqumas and Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Inal, Cairo

Photograph
ca. 1880
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted albumen print showing an object from the Museum of Islamic Art collection in Cairo, Egypt


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFunerary complexes of Mamluk Amir Qurqumas and Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Inal, Cairo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Photograph by Pascal Sebah, captioned 'Cairo: Tombs of the Khalifs. Tomb mosque of the Amir el-Gish', showing the funerary complexes of Amir Qurqumas and Sultan al-Ashraf Inal], built in 1506-07 and 1451-56., Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, ca. 1880
Physical description
A mounted albumen print showing an object from the Museum of Islamic Art collection in Cairo, Egypt
Marks and inscriptions
  • Translation
    مسجد أمير قرقماس، أمير كبير
  • Translation
    قبة وخانقاه ومدرسة السلطان الأشرف أينال
Production
Pascal Sebah Inventory no. 26
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Survey of Egypt, Index to Map of Cairo showing Mohammedan monuments (Cairo, 1951) no.158 and no.162
Other numbers
  • 26 - Pascal Sebah Cairo Inventory Number
  • 158 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
  • 162 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo
Collection
Accession number
342-1924

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Record createdJune 1, 2015
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