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Great Sphinx, Gizeh [Giza], Egypt, three-quarter view, right side.
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Great Sphinx, Gizeh [Giza], Egypt, three-quarter view, right side.
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Title
Great
Sphinx
,
Gizeh
[Giza]
,
Egypt
,
three-quarter
view
,
right
side
.
Date
2520-2494 BCE?
Cultural Context
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern
Style/Period
Egyptian (ancient)
Old Kingdom (Egyptian)
Fourth Dynasty
Theme
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Colossi
Monuments
Memorials
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Profiles (figures)
Front views
Eye-level views
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Sphinxes
Power
Men (male humans)
Kings (people)
Pharaohs
Royalty
Leaders (people)
Monarchs
Monarchy
Heads (representations)
Costume (mode of fashion)
Headdresses
Headgear
Animals
Wild animals
Wildlife
Lions
Architecture (object genre)
Pyramids (tombs or platforms)
Tombs
Royal tombs
Chamber tombs
Ceremonial structures
Exterior views
Exterior walls
Walls
Burials
Complexes
Subject
Sculpture
Monuments
Monuments & memorials
Sphinxes
Supernatural beings
Power (Social sciences)
Men
Kings
Rulers
Heads (Anatomy)
Clothing & dress
Headdresses
Headgear
Wild cats
Lions
Animals
Architecture
Pyramids
Funerary facilities
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Walls
Death & burial
Description
Possibly
Khafre
,
King
of
Egypt
,
r.2520-2494
BCE
. With
Pyramid
of
Khafre
in
background
at
left
.
Location Depicted
Giza (Egypt)
Gizeh (Egypt)
Jizah (Egypt)
Egypt
Material
Sandstone
Stone (rock)
Rock
Measurements
Approx. 65' high, 240' long
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Work Type
Sculpture
Statues
Colossi
Sphinxes
Monuments
Monuments & memorials
Source
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 11th ed. Forth Worth: Harcourt, 2001. (fig.3-11, p.53)
Rights
Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Robert Harding Picture Library.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
824-21.jpg
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