Author
Unknown (made)
Subject
Káshif, AmÃr Mohammad (DawÃdár El-Hájj)
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 30cm, Width: 31cm, Depth: 3cm, Weight: 8.5kg
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
882-1884
Record ID
882-1884
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Stone label from a street fountain (Sebil) that has been inscribed with Arabic. Cairo. 16th century.
Sample Text
Note Inscribed with "AmÃr Mohammad Káshif DawÃdár El-Hájj" (or Secretary of the Pilgrimage)
İlişki
Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Stone Stone
Fiziksel açıklama
LABEL FROM A STREET FOUNTAIN (SEBÃL). Stone, inscribed with Arabic with the name of the AmÃr Mohammad Káshif DawÃdár El-Hájj (or Secretary of the Pilgrimage), who built the fountain from the wakf of the Lady Sárah in 1006 of the Hirjeh. From Cairo. Saracenic. A.D. 1597 â 8. H. 1ft. W. 1ft. 6 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collâ¿), 2l. 10s. Description taken from âList of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884â. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 82