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The mausoleum of the Aga Khan and the residence of the Begum, Aswan, Egypt

African Art Museum

Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

"The mausoleum of Aga Khan III, forty-eight Imam of the Ismaili sect of Islam, is another landmark of Aswan. It was built in the Fatimid style with a single dome. A small mosque has been incorporated into the structure. When the Begum is in residence in the villa, below the mausoleum, she carries every day a rose to her husband's tomb." [Kamil Jill, 1993: Aswan and Abu Simbel, History and Guide. The American University in Cairo Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Institute of Architects, directing the Egyptian portion of the documentary on Ancient Egypt, March 1965 and September 1965.
sova.eepa.1973-001_ref9980

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c3bef081-4748-479c-a76f-14f0750a3b9e

Local Numbers

T 6 EGY 837 EEE 65

General

Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Selgem EE10940500
A photographic print resides in the collection.
Series Reference: 837.
Frame value is 27.
Slide No. T 6 EGY 837 EEE 65

Place

Africa
Egypt

Topic

Cultural landscapes

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

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Eliot Elisofon Field collection
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Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1965

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 18461

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Color slides

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1973-001_ref9980
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c3bef081-4748-479c-a76f-14f0750a3b9e
EEPA.1973-001
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014122-7

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