Additional Makers
Publisher - Robert Bowyer; Print maker - Thomas Milton
Description
Plate 29 in volume I: a crowd of men with turbans, standing at the entrance of a mosque, at top of steps which lead to right; men queuing in front of the fountain under an arched niche below the steps; after Mayer; published state. 1802. Hand-coloured aquatint with etching.
Inscription
Lettered below image with title, artist's name and publication line: "L Mayer. del. / Published by R. Bowyer, Historic, Gallery, Pall Mall, Novr,, 1802."
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
Country
Egypt
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
TWW Comment
A grey granite sarcophagus of Hapmen, high official, was later re-used as ritual bath in the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo, formerly known as the "Lovers' Fountain".
