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Suheimi House

File / Documentation

Name

118953_sv.jpg

Size

2.38 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

9b2fde371a750ceaf128606b697f129c

Creator(s)

Islamic, Egyptian (modern)

Time period

creation date: 1648, alteration date: addition, 1796

Location

Site: Cairo (Egypt)

Cultural context

Islamic

Egyptian (modern)

Description

exterior, west wall, main men's sitting area, detail of screen, 1982

Work type

House

Keywords

Reception rooms

Architecture, Islamic --Egypt

Architecture, Ottoman

Egypt --Social life and customs

Architecture, Domestic --Egypt

Residential architecture

Historic sites --Egypt --Cairo

Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Egypt -- Cairo.

Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Egypt -- Cairo.

Cairo (Egypt) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Screens (Furniture)

Decoration and ornament, Islamic

Type

Image

Rights

(c) Joseph Osborn 1982

Access rights

All rights reserved

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/29052