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The Ministry of Antiquities recovered two wooden decorative elements, stolen in 2014 from the mosque of Jani Bek Al-Ashrafi on Al-Megharbeleen Street at Al-Darb Al-Ahmar area in Medieval Cairo.
Alsaeed Helmy, Head of the Islamic and Coptic Antiquities Sector at the Ministry of Antiquities explains that in cooperation with the Tourism and Antiquities Police, the stolen items have been recovered and the thief has caught red-handed.
The items were confiscated until the completion of investigations. Early next week, Helmy pointed out, the two elements are to be handed to the Ministry of Antiquities.
They would be restored and returned to their original location in the mosque.
Sofia Abdelhady, General Director of Antiquities of Al-Darb Al-Ahmar and Alsayeda Aisha, said that the recovered elements are carved in wood with geometric shapes and embellished with ivory. One of these elements was stolen from the mosque's Mimbar (pulpit) and the second from Alkotbeya (wooden cupboard on the wall).
The Mosque of Jani Bek Al-Ashrafi dates back to 830 AH / 1426 AD and is a part of a complex dating back to the Mameluke period, which consists of a mosque, a minaret, a dome, a school, sabil( water fountain) and a mosque. It was built by Prince Jani Bek Al-Ashrafy, who was the Circassian prince of the Al-Tablakhana (military music now), during the reign of Sultan Bersby.
The mosque consists of a middle open court with four Iwans of different sizes.
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