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Title
Ceiling inside souk [Market]
Description
The 'traditional' market in Muscat has a very high ceiling, ~20 feet above the floor, to reduce heat. This elaborate ceiling demonstrates the city-state's prosperity, based both on oil wealth and long-standing trade significance.
Creator
Welch, Claude Emerson
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
2017-03
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
PSC001_psc2452
Coverage
Arab
Muscat (Oman)
Is Part Of
Welch-Ludwig Collection
PSC001
Collection
Citation
Welch, Claude Emerson, “Ceiling inside souk [Market],” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 23, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/84616.