Tombs des Sultans Mahmoud II et Abd-ul-Aziz

Artist Sebah & Joaillier

Date1888-1890

Location depictedIstanbul, Turkey

MediumPhotograph; albumen print glued to board

ClassificationsVisual Works

Credit LineGift of Nettie L. Linsley

Object number1936.30.132

DescriptionSepia toned photo mounted on gray cardboard; focus of view on two elaborately decorated coffins surrounded by iron or brass fence; surrounding fence are many large decorative candles and in upper right hand corner, a dazzling crystal chandelier; man kneeling on cushion in front of kursi, which holds a copy of the Koran, protected from the wood by a small carpet

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