item details
NameWallet
ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; 1914-1918; Egypt
Classificationwallets
Materialsleather
DimensionsOverall: 95mm (height), 135mm (length), 8mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH003313
Credit lineGift of Mrs M Parsonage, date unknown
Overview
This leather wallet was collected as a souvenir during the First World War. The front is embossed with the image of the Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt. The back is embossed with a depiction of the 'Mehemed-Aly Mosque Cairo' [Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the Citadel of Cairo].