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Sculpture
Sphinx
Egyptian artist
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Primary
19 3/4 x 49 5/8 x 15 9/16 in. (50.2 x 126 x 39.6 cm)
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overall
overall
Granite
Granite
Egyptian; made in Karnak
332 BCE-30 BCE
332 BCE
30 BCE
1000 BCE - 500 CE, Egyptian, sphinxes
Sculpture
The sphinx, a mythical creature with a human head and a lion’s body, is found in many ancient cultures. In ancient Egypt, the sphinx, a version of the solar god Horus, represented the dawn and the early rising sun. Egyptians associated ruling pharaohs with Horus and his royal powers. Large stone sphinxes frequently guarded the tombs of pharaohs and high priests.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
1951.307
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
51.307SL1
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full-left side
2 x 2
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glossy
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negative
4 x 6
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negative
8 x 10
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51.307DI1
digital image
Memorial Art Gallery
Imaging complete
2 X 2
12/17/2001
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51.307SL2
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full-right side
2 x 2
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51.307SL3
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3/4 view
2 x 2
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51.307DI2
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digital image
Side
3/30/2009
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51.307DI#4
digital image
Three-quarter
3/30/2009
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