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Plate 3: Cairo, Fountain in the Court of the Mosk of Sultan Hassan

Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
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A fountain used for washing hands, face, and feet before prayers, situated in the Mosque of Sultan Hassan in Cairo.The full page includes the attribution, "Photographed by Francis Bedford during the Tour in the East on which by Command he accompanied His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales."

Date Created
1862-03-24
Date Issued or Published
1862/1869
Subject - Topic/Names
Mosques
Sacred spaces
Fountains
Architecture
Ablutions (Islamic law)
Mīḍaʼah
Islamic architecture
Mosque of Sultan Hassan (Cairo, Egypt)
Subject - Geographic
Cairo (Egypt)
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
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Title
Plate 3: Cairo, Fountain in the Court of the Mosk of Sultan Hassan
Date Created
1862-03-24
Date Issued or Published
1862/1869
Description
A fountain used for washing hands, face, and feet before prayers, situated in the Mosque of Sultan Hassan in Cairo.
The full page includes the attribution, "Photographed by Francis Bedford during the Tour in the East on which by Command he accompanied His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales."
Creator
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
Publisher
Day & Son
Place of Publication
London (England)
Primary Language
English
Subject - Topic/Names
Mosques
Sacred spaces
Fountains
Architecture
Ablutions (Islamic law)
Mīḍaʼah
Islamic architecture
Mosque of Sultan Hassan (Cairo, Egypt)
Subject - Geographic
Cairo (Egypt)
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
9.4 x 12.5 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
photographs
albumen prints
Source
The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople, Athens : a series of forty-eight photographs
Local Call Number
186- BEDF
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1862
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