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Wf1/4620(11)
- Record Id:
- 040-003302625
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003302614
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028276000.0x001544
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Wf1/4620(11)
- Title:
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Gezzeh, the Sphinx. Photographer: Frith, Francis
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Signed 'Frith' in the negative.
Genre: Archaeological Photography
View of the Sphinx at Giza from the east, with the Pyramid of Chephren (Khafra) beyond: 'The view, although taken from the point at which it is most difficult to gain the true expression of the face, is eminently successful, giving us all its sweetness and grandeur, without of course the neglect of any of the marks of mutilation which add so greatly to the effect of these strange features. The undulating sand around and behind, and the sharp outlines of the Second and Third Pyramids beyond, complete the picture, and vividly recall the impression we have felt when often we have stood before the Sphinx.' This description appears to relate to a variant view of the Sphinx in which the two pyramids are visible behind the monument: in this photograph, only one pyramid is visible in the background.
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003302614
040-003302625 - Is part of:
- Wf1/4620 : Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. By F. Frith. Supplementary volume. Photographer(s): Frith, Francis
Wf1/4620(11) : Gezzeh, the Sphinx. Photographer: Frith, Francis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003302614[0011]/040-003302625
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Wf1/4620
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- c 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 156 mm x 228 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Frith, Francis, 1822-1898
- Subjects:
- Art
Monuments and Memorials
Pyramids
Sculpture
Sphinx of Giza
Sphinxes
Tombs and Sepulchral Monuments - Places:
- Giza, Cairo, Al Qāhirah, Egypt, Africa, Middle East