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Creation Year
1972
Image ID
A.062
Alternate Identifier
B01.062
Subcollection
A: Jerusalem
Description
A view of the Mamluk sebil or water-fountain of Sultan Qait Bay dating from 1482. It consists of three zones, the tallest of which is the square base crowned with relief Quranic inscriptions, followed by a drum with pyramidal buttresses and pierced by four windows, and finally the whole is topped by a dome with a finial.
Image Notes
Photograph created 1972. Photograph processed March 1972. Formerly cataloged as B01.062. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Keywords
Full View, Qait Bay, Inscription, Quranic Inscription, Arabic Inscription, Fountain, Temple Mount, Columns, Engaged Columns, Fifteenth Century, Mamluk
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