Two sphinxes in the Giza Museum, Musee de Guizeh - Sphynx Hycsos., photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '1142', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Egypt, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 220 mm x width 279 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (sculpture), Two stone sphinx statues rest on rectangular platforms inside a light colored gallery; the nearer sphinx faces forward with a carved humanlike face and a stylized mane and beard, its front paws extended over the edge of the base and carved panels visible on the sides of the platform, while the smaller sphinx in the background is shown in profile with a similar headdress and mane and sits on a raised block supported by wooden pads; the room shows tall pale columns and walls, and the photograph has a muted, sepia-toned appearance with some spots and surface marks.
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Two sphinxes in the Giza Museum, Musee de Guizeh - Sphynx Hycsos., photograph, Part of Travel Album with 80 Photos of Egypt., negative number: '1142', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Egypt, c. 1870 - c. 1898, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 220 mm x width 279 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (sculpture), Two stone sphinx statues rest on rectangular platforms inside a light colored gallery; the nearer sphinx faces forward with a carved humanlike face and a stylized mane and beard, its front paws extended over the edge of the base and carved panels visible on the sides of the platform, while the smaller sphinx in the background is shown in profile with a similar headdress and mane and sits on a raised block supported by wooden pads; the room shows tall pale columns and walls, and the photograph has a muted, sepia-toned appearance with some spots and surface marks.

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Two sphinxes Giza Museum Musee de Guizeh - Sphynx Hycsos photograph Part Travel Album 80 Photos Egypt negative number 1142 photographer Maison Bonfils c 1870 - c 1898 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 220 mm x width 279 mm piece sculpture reproduction Two stone sphinx statues rest rectangular platforms inside light colored gallery nearer sphinx faces forward carved humanlike face stylized mane beard front paws extended edge base carved panels visible sides platform smaller sphinx background shown profile headdress mane sits raised block supported wooden pads room tall pale columns walls muted sepia-toned appearance spots surface marks

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