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Caire - Le Sphynx
Creator
Félix BonfilsFrench Photographer · 1831–1885
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- 1870s
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 7c3afcad-6e70-4f75-b646-e957a78b24d6
What the image shows
The Great Sphinx of Giza with people gathered around its base.
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From the Getty Museum record
View of the Sphinx and the nearby pyramids. Visible between the Sphinx's paws is the Dreme Stele of Thutmose IV, partially excavated. Also visible are a number of native people and camels.
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Places this record points to
- Great Sphinx of Giza — Giza Governorate, EgyptMatched from the record’s own words: “Le Sphynx”
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