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Image ID
E.028
Alternate Identifier
B05.028
Subcollection
E - Lower Egypt, Edfu, and Bodrum
Abstract
The dikka in front of the mihrab and minbar (see previous image). The word comes from Arabic and refers to the "tribune for the official charged with repeating daily prayers" (Blair, "Glossary").
References
Blair, Sheila S., and Jonathan M. Bloom. The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1994.
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Processing date unknown. Formerly cataloged as B.05.028. Notes written on the slide or index: Cairo Sultan Hassan Mosque.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Cairo, Egypt
Keywords
Egyptian, Fourteenth Century, Mosque, Stone, Masonry, Mamluk, Iwan, Stucco, Dikka, Steps, Columns
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