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. |