Two lecterns (kursi) from the mosque of Mamluk Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi, Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Photograph
ca. 1880
ca. 1880
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Albumen print mounted on card showing two lecterns from the Mosque of Kidjmâs-el-Ishaki [Qijmas al-Ishaqi] (1480-81 in the Arab Museum (Mosque of El Hakem), Cairo, Egypt
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Title | Two lecterns (kursi) from the mosque of Mamluk Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi, Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
Brief description | Photograph by Pascal Sebah, of two lecterns from the Mosque of Kidjmâs-el-Ishaki [Qijmas al-Ishaqi], built in 1480-81, in the Arab Museum (Mosque of El Hakem), Cairo, Egypt, albumen print, 1880's |
Physical description | Albumen print mounted on card showing two lecterns from the Mosque of Kidjmâs-el-Ishaki [Qijmas al-Ishaqi] (1480-81 in the Arab Museum (Mosque of El Hakem), Cairo, Egypt |
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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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Bibliographic reference | Herz, Max. Catalogue sommaire des monuments exposés dans le Musée national de l'art arabe. Cairo: G. Lekegian & cie, 1895. |
Other number | 114 - Index of Islamic Monuments in Cairo |
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Accession number | 85525 |
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Record created | November 4, 2015 |
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