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Aswan Nubian Museum Lamp EG052977JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Islamic Glass lamp in Mameluk style with enamelled naskhi test giving the Emir Qusun and his title from the Ottaman period and a specular example of the ancient craftmanship on show in this modern building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, glass, lamp, large, text, nashki, enamelled, inside, interior, ancient, Ottaman, Islamic, Mameluke, upright
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Aswan Nubian Museum
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Aswan Nubian Museum Lamp EG052977JHP
Upload Date: 2005-04-29 05:57:18
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Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum Islamic Glass lamp in Mameluk style

with enamelled naskhi test giving the Emir Qusun and his title from the Ottaman period and a specular example of the ancient craftmanship on show in this modern building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, glass, lamp, large, text, nashki, enamelled, inside, interior, ancient, Ottaman, Islamic, Mameluke, upright