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Limestone sphinx

Limestone sphinx, rough.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_JE_27443
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Giza; found in the excavation of the Sphinx, between the brick wall and the staircase, in the sand 50 cm above the ancient ground level (?)
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    L 9 x H 5 x W 3.25 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Catalogue General number
    EMC_CG_33323
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_1/11716
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/20788
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    Found October 28, 1886. A large portion of Special Register section 7 (volumes 13-16) was originally misnumbered, with the object numbers following in sequence from section 1 volume 4; these numbers have thus been given EMC_SR_1 prefixes, despite being recorded in section 7. Hence this figurine is EMC_SR_1/11716. The SR numbering was then ammended to the proper section 7 sequence, and this object was given number EMC_SR_7/20788.
  • Remarks
    RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_Sp262-263lr; EMC_CG_033301-033506_009LR; EMC_CG_033301-033506_PL007LR; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_CG_33323

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