
Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP

Egyptian glassblower Ahmed Khaled, 31, sculpts a cup at his family workshop near the 15th century Sultan Qaitbay Mosque complex in the Desert of the Mamluks (City of the Dead) area of Egypt s capital Cairo on August 16, 2023. AFP