Mosque of Qijmās al-Isḥāqī (Cairo)

Located in Darb al-Aḥmar, Cairo.

Photographs taken by Simon Rousselot on November 2019

Several emblems engraved on knots of grating. It is really hard to know that the emblems are there small and in an unusual place. Most of them are even upside down.

Possible dating: between 885/1480 and 886/1481

Close-up of the emblem:

 

To Qijmās al-Isḥāqī’s page


OpenEdition suggests that you cite this post as follows:
Simon Rousselot (March 7, 2020). Mosque of Qijmās al-Isḥāqī (Cairo). Mamluk Emblems Online Corpus. Retrieved October 16, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/rdjw


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