Pascal Sébah
Citadel and Tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo

ArtistTurkish, 1823–1888, active 1857–1888
CultureTurkish
Titles
  • Citadel and Tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo
Date1876
Place depictedCairo, Egypt , Africa
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 5/16 × 13 7/16 in. (26.2 × 34.1 cm)
Mount: 13 3/4 × 17 7/8 in. (34.9 × 45.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/16 × 13 7/16 in. (26.2 × 34.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lynn and Peter Coneway
Object number88.220.1
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
top margin center in ink "Egypt 1876"
bottom margin center below image in ink "Citadel, and tombs of the Mamelukes"
bottom left corner in ink on image "15"
printed bottom left corner on image in white "No 12. Citadelle du Caire / et tombeaux des Mameluks"
bottom right corner on image in white "P. Sebah. Phot."

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