Mosque - Tombs of the Caliphs on the outskirts of Cairo

Series TitleEgypt and Palestine Photographed and Described

Artist Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898)

Publisher James S. Virtue (English, 1829 - 1892)

Date1857

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 × 8 11/16 inches (15.88 × 22.07 cm)

Credit LineGift of Margaret Hall in memory of Alfred E. Miller

Object numberF91-51/3

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DescriptionBackground, stone hillside with buildings, other buildings of city visible in front of stone. Foreground has ruins of brick building with dome and bell tower, and arched doorway.

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