Details of Karnak: great hypostyle hall in the Precinct of Amun Re and small sparrow living a calm life in the temple of Khonsu the Child.
Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arms and Armor
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steel, iron, copper alloy, silver, leather
I am having so much fun with my tablet that I upgraded some old photographs with flowers inspired by Ottoman Iznik tiles and pottery. I am always trying to find some old postcards when I am in Cairo and as soon as I find a working scanner I will start working with my collection. Here, the original photographs are from collection of Victoria and Albert Museum and the flowers are from various 15th-16th century objects from Tokapi Palace in Istambul.
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1. Carte-de-visite photograph by an anonymous photographer depicting a standing woman with a lamp. Taken ca. 1850-80 in Egypt or Morocco. From collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, E.1045-1995.
2. Photograph by Zangaki depicting a dancer. Taken ca. 1870-1890 in Cairo, Egypt. From collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, E.1405-1995.
Bowl: Jun ware, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) - Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese Art
Size: Diameter: 14.6 cm (5 ¾ in.); Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.) Medium: glazed buff stoneware
Other stories: Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy.
Other stories: ancient Agora of Athens towards Acropolis, temple of Hephaestus and Stoa of Attalos.
Very good and very sleepy boy somewhere in el Sayeda Zeinab area, Cairo.
A series of 11th-century crystal chess pieces from the Museo da Catedral in Ourense, Spain, which have never before left the cathedral;
Sleeping Cat Kaigyokusai (Masatsugu) (Japan, 1813-1892) Japan, mid- to late 19th century Costumes; Accessories Ivory with sumi, red pigment
Ritual Lingzhi Fungus Mask Nepal probably 19th century height: 22.5cm, width: 21cm This extraordinary mask has been formed from a large, single Lingzhi fungus (Ganoderma Lucidum). The natural structure of the fungus has been coaxed into forming a nose, ears, a mouth and eyes. Two holes on either side allow for a natural twine to have been threaded through so that the mask can be either worn or hung for (perhaps) ritual display. The surface is hard, glossy and dramatically wrinkled.
Details of the door leading to the Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad.
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Excavations are finished but I am still in Egypt, currently working in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. You can follow my adventures on my second tumblr: Cats of Cairo!
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Bayt Al-Suhaymi (“House of Suhaymi”) is an Egyptian three-storied large mansion built in 1648 and rebuilt in 1796 in the Darb al-Asfar area, very close to the Muizz Li-Din Allah Street. The house is built around a courtyard with a garden and consist of numerous beautifully decorated rooms with mashrabiyas, windows enclosed with carved wood latticework. They were used by women who could look at the courtyard and the street without being seen from the outside. Also, as it can be seen, they prevent intense sunlight and dust while allowing the cool air from the street to flow through.
Source: Parker, B.R and R. Sabin, Islamic Monuments in Cairo. A practical Guide, Cairo, AUC Press, 1985
Details of Karnak: great hypostyle hall in the Precinct of Amun Re and small sparrow living a calm life in the temple of Khonsu the Child.
Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Gift of The Schiff Foundation, 1957 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Stonepaste; overglaze painted, so-called “mina'i” ware
The ablution fountain in the Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad, built by the Mamluk sultan Al-Muayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh in 1421.