Stock Photo: Tile Chimney with the Seven Sleepers
Image Details
- Photo ID
- 40966
- Title
- Tile Chimney with the Seven Sleepers
- Caption
- Turkish tile chimney with names of the Seven Sleepers in Arabic calligraphy. Museum label: "Tilework Chimneypiece, Turkey, probably Istanbul, dated 1731. The names around the hood are those of the Seven Sleepers. Persecuted under the Roman emperor Decius, these Christian men took refuge in a cave. They fell asleep, waking centuries later under Christian rule. The Seven Sleepers are mentioned in the Qur'an as an example of God's protection of the righteous. Their names were therefore used to invoke that protection. Fritware with under-glaze decoration. Museum no. 703-1891." Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Status
- All Rights Reserved
- Date Created
- February 18, 2007
- Date Added
- April 26, 2013
- Last Updated
- March 3, 2024
- Coordinates
- 51.4965880° N, 0.1721980° W
- Camera
- Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
- Lens
- 17.0-70.0 mm
- Focal Length
- 30 mm
- ISO
- 1600
- File Size
- 9.11 MB
- Full Resolution
- 4000 x 2651 pixels
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