صورة لرجل مبجل (سيد) التقطت في مكة
Content
Genre/Subject Matter:
This full-length seated portrait of a bearded man described as a ‘distinguished sayyid’ was taken in Mecca. The man faces to his right but looks towards the camera. In his left hand he holds the hilt of a sheathed scimitar.
He wears a plain, dark-coloured outer robe with richly embroidered lapels and an honorific stelliform badge at his neck, as well as a white turban with a dark-coloured cap.
The negative has had hand-work applied, causing it to take on a soft-shaded quality in places. The original background has been substituted completely, except for the carpet on which the sitter’s chair is placed.
Inscriptions:
Printed above image, in ink:
XIII
Printed beneath image, in ink:
‘Vornehmer Sèjjid in Mekka’
A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower right corner.
Extent and format
1 collotype print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:
130 x 96 mm
Format:
1 collotype print
Condition:
The print is in good condition.
Foliation:
‘XIII’
Written in
German in Latin script
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