Mausoleum of Shajarat al-Durr

Name of structure: Mausoleum of Shajarat al-Durr
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: tomb
Country or main area: Egypt
Region within country or main area:
City or area within region: Cairo
Date of structure: 1250
Century of structure 1: 13 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Mihrab
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: Trefoil - three branches fill the available space.
Date of mosaic: 1250
Century of mosaic 1: 13 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 p. 61.


Kenney, Ellen, ‘Mixed Metaphors: Iconography and Medium in Mamluk Glass Mosaic Decoration’, Artibus Asiae, 66.2 (2006), 175-200, p. 179

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Comments: Design incorporates mother-of-pearl rosettes. Has been vandalised.

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