'The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt', c1930s. Creator: Unknown.

'The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt', c1930s. Creator: Unknown.

2-752-863 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt', c1930s. Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, with the body of a lion and the head of a human, believed to represent the pharaoh Khafre and to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during his reign (c2558-2532 BC). From "Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa., New York, Chicago, London]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Keystone View Company: : Photographers, distributor of stereographic images
  2. Khafre: Egyptian: King

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Middle East

  1. 30 20 16 N , 042 29 52 E

World Africa Egypt Giza Giza

  1. 30 00 29 N , 031 12 39 E

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Religion & Belief Mythology


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4670x4728
File Size : 64,687kb


Aliases

  1. 0580071254
  1. 2-752-863
  1. 2752863

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