al-Maridani Mosque

Name of structure: al-Maridani 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: Cairo
Date of structure: 1339-40
Century of structure 1: 14 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: Mihrab
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic:

The mihrab has mosaic of coloured stone and mother-of-pearl, turquoise glass colonnettes, and joggled voussoirs.
Date of mosaic: 1339-40
Century of mosaic 1: 14 AD
Century of mosaic 2:
Silver tessera at site: No
Gold tessera at site: No
Colour tessera at site:
Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
Samples taken from where?
Excavation and restoration campaigns:
Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Behrans-Abouseif, Doris, Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction (Leiden: Brill, 1969), P. 114


Blair, Sheila S. and Jonathan M. Bloom, The Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800 (New York: Yale University Press, 1994), p. 81
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