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| Egyptian Mirage | |
| 19th-century "studio" photographs of Egypt | |
| Based on the collection in the Archive of the Griffith Institute, Oxford |
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| Site: | Cairo |
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| Description: | The corridor with carved wooden doors and screens or grills (mashrabiyas), in the Islamic Art Museum. The middle door comes from the Fatimid palaces (11th-12th centuries AD) and was found in the madrasa of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun. | |
| Photographer: | Lekegian, G. | |
| Date: | c.1900 | |
| Signature & Caption: | Phot. Art. G. Lekegian & Co. No 515 (Musée Arabe) Le Corridor-Objets en bois-Moucharabiehs | |
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24.3 by 18.4 cms | |
| Griffith Institute Archive reference: | Somers Clarke MSS. 11.220 | |
| Scan: | cl11-220.jpg |
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Egyptian Mirage |