The Egyptian Mahmal on its Way to Mecca

Location: printed by Wentzel, Weissenberg, Germany

Materials: coloured lithograph

Dimensions: 42.5 x 59cm (overall)

Accession Number: ARC.pt 76

Other Notes:

The captions read,  ‘The image of the mahmal arriving near Shaykh Yunus’ and, ‘This is the image of the Egyptian mahmal al-nabawi that was established by al-Malik al-Zahir Baybars in Cairo in 675’.

‘[sold through] the shop of Hasan ‘Uways, ‘Abidin Street, Cairo’.