Detail of a street in the city of Cairo, showing some elaborate architectural decorations on the façades of houses, typical of Islamic art

V. R. Lanzone, 1865 - 1870

Detail of a street in the city of Cairo, showing some elaborate architectural decorations on the façades of houses, typical of Islamic art. The author's signature can be found at the bottom. · description from the collection

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Artist: V. R. Lanzone ¹
Date: 1865 - 1870 ¹
Medium: Albumen paper/Positive ¹
License: CC0 (Museo Egizio, Archivio fotografico)
Credit: Archivio Museo Egizio, ALBUM1_029

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