Pendentive of dome over mihrab in the mosque of Qadi Yahya Zayn al-Din (Habbaniyya), Cairo

The image focuses on a key architectural element of a Cairo mosque, highlighting the intersection of religious and architectural design in medieval Islamic structures.

Creswell, emphasizing photography's importance in documentation, took and printed this photo, prioritizing quality in capturing physical evidence of the monument.

Taken between 1916 and 1921, the photograph was later sold to the V&A as part of a broader collection, with some images overlapping those published in Henriette Devonshire's 1917 Cairo guidebook.

Part of a vast collection spanning the Middle East, this photograph reflects Creswell's pioneering scholarly work in medieval Islamic architectural history, influencing the field through his meticulous documentation methods.

Creswell's work, including this photograph, remains foundational in the study of Islamic architecture, with his publications serving as essential research tools to this day.