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| Keywords: Sphinx by Boston Public Library.jpg Scrapbook page including a photograph of a three-quarter view of the Sphinx in Egypt with a pyramid in the background and is annotated with quotes and information about the Sphinx Subjects Egypt travel photography Abū al-Hawl Sphinxes Page size 33 x 38 1 cm Annotations Older than the Pyramids older than history the monster lies couchant like a watch dog looking ever to the east as if for some dawn that has not yet risen Amelia B Edwards On sait par une stèle du musée de Boulaq now Gizeh que le Grand Sphinx est anterieur au Roi Cheops de la IV Dynastie - P Pierret At one time it was supposed to be a monument of the reign of Thothemes IV 18th Dynasty but it is now known to have been in existence prior to the time of Cheops Mariette Monuments of Egypt p 70 Egyptian Hu Sun on Horizon 190 ft long 65 ft high The face was originally red and covered with polished stone Its beard is now in the British Museum London Language English and French photograph has French title Rights No known restrictions Coverage Egypt Notes Title supplied by cataloger derived from captions or annotated information Format Scrapbooks Technique Photographs Albumen prints BPL Department Print Department Photo 1 Photographer G Lékégian Cie Title Sphinx de Ghizeh N 12 Date ca 1865-1895 Flickr data on 2011-08-03 Camera Sinar AG Sinarback 54 FW Sinar m License CC BY 2 0 User Boston Public Library BPL Flickr http //flickr com/photos/24029425 N06/2469131354 Sphinx December 21 1892 March 8 1893 Flickr upload date 2008-05-01 17 11 57 William Vaughn Tupper Flickr uploader http //www flickr com/people/24029425 N06 BPL User Flickr upload bot/upload 17 46 3 August 2011 UTC Fæ CC BY 2 0 PD-old-100 Historical images of the Great Sphinx 1890s Tupper Scrapbooks volume 26 Lower Egypt G Lekegian Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script Amelia Edwards | ||||
