Mamluk Sebil of Sultan Qait Bay

Description

A view of the Mamluk sebil or water-fountain of Sultan Qait Bay dating from 1482. It consists of three zones, the tallest of which is the square base crowned with relief Quranic inscriptions, followed by a drum with pyramidal buttresses and pierced by four windows, and finally the whole is topped by a dome with a finial.

Image Notes

Photograph created 1972. Photograph processed March 1972. Formerly cataloged as B01.062. Notes written on the slide or index: Haram.

Identifier A.062
Collection A: Jerusalem
Location Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Year 1972
Batch Stamp MAR 72F3
Written Date March, 1972
Printed Date March, 1972
Slide Notes Haram
General Location Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif
Camera Location Fountain (Sebil) of Qayt Bay
Precision Estimated
Angle 120 degrees SE