
Sujet
The great Sphinx of Giza.
Légende
Magic lantern slide circa 1900. Victorian The great Sphinx of Giza. The Terrifying One; literally: Father of Dread), commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. Facing directly from West to East, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of the Sphinx is generally believed to represent the Pharaoh Khafre.
Date
1900
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A59_257
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
64,1Mo (1,6Mo) / 39,5cm x 40,6cm / 4664 x 4800 (300dpi)