Sitt Hadaq Mosque

Name of structure: Sitt Hadaq Mosque
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: mosque
Country or main area: Egypt
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Darb al-Gamamiz district, Cairo
Date of structure: 1339-40
Century of structure 1: 14 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: The mihrab
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Vase with double-branched curving floral form. Green, black, red on a golden background.
Date of mosaic: c. 1339-40
Century of mosaic 1: 14 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: Yes
Colour tessera at site: Yes
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done? Unknown
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources: Williams, Caroline, 'The Mosque of Sitt Hadaq', Muqarnas, 11 (1994), 55-64, see pp. 58-59

Kenney, Ellen, ‘Mixed Metaphors: Iconography and Medium in Mamluk Glass Mosaic Decoration’, Artibus Asiae, 66.2 (2006), 175-200, p. 184
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Comments: Badly damaged.  Scheme incorporates mother-of-pearl rosettes.

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