File:Sphinx, Louvre 15 June 2014.jpg
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Summary
Object
| Great Sphinx of Tanis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Great Sphinx of Tanis |
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| Object type | sphinx / statue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | circa 2600 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | rose granite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | length: 480 cm (15.7 ft) ; height: 480 cm (15.7 ft) ; width: 154 cm (60.6 in) ; thickness: 183 cm (72 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre |
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| Accession number |
A 23 (Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre) |
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| Place of discovery | Tanis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photograph
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| Source | Flickr |
| Author | Connie Ma from Chicago, United States |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by ironypoisoning at https://www.flickr.com/photos/22251936@N00/14540850662. It was reviewed on 12 July 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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| current | 08:57, 12 July 2014 | 4,272 × 2,848 (4.82 MB) | Paris 16 |
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