Side View of the Sphinx, with the Great Pyramid
Side View of the Sphinx, with the Great Pyramid

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Side View of the Sphinx, with the Great Pyramid,

ca. 1860s

R. Murray, British, act. 1860–act. 1870
x1990-5

Information

Title
Side View of the Sphinx, with the Great Pyramid
Dates

ca. 1860s

Maker
R. Murray
Medium
Albumen print
Dimensions
18.3 x 23.1 cm. (7 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.) mount: 31 x 39.8 cm (12 3/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth C. Jacobson, Class of 1970
Object Number
x1990-5
Inscription
In ink, upper right: 58 verso, upper left, in ink in an unknown hand: Side view of the Sphynx, with the Great Pyramid.
Culture
British
Type
photographs, black-and-white photographs
Subject
pyramids (tombs or platforms), rock (inorganic material), cobblestone

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