Cleveland Museum of Art

Egypt and Nubia, Volume III: Minaret of the Principal Mosque Siout, Upper Egypt

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Date: 1849
Medium: color lithograph
Culture: England, 19th century
Department: Prints
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 169997

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A tall minaret stands prominently against a backdrop of a fortified wall and buildings.

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The minaret is the tower from which the call to prayer, adhan , is recited.

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Credit line: Bequest of John Bonebrake
Provenance: (Otto Schreiber, sold to John Bonebrake) | ?–2012: John Bonebrake [1918–2011], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2012–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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