Great Sphinx
Title
Great Sphinx
Date
c. 2575-2525 BCE
Identifier
1695
Work Type
sculpture (visual work)
Work Location
Egypt (nation)
Pyramids of Giza (ruins)
Style/Period
Old Kingdom (Egyptian)
Subject
colossi
sphinxes
Description
Detail view of the head of the Sphinx at the Giza plateau. "The most famous sphinx is the gigantic sphinx at Giza which is part of the funerary complex of Chephren (Khafre); is is located beside the pharaoh's Valley Temple and the covered causeway that led to the Mortuary Temple beside the pyramid. It was sculpted from an outcropping of limestone and represented the sun god; its features were probably those of Chephren, the builder of the second pyramid at Giza. While it has a god's face, it has a lion's body. The royal headdress originally had the uraeus--the sacred serpent--but it was used for target practice by the Turks and thus lost not only the uraeus but the nose,"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University.
Material/Medium
sandstone
Measurements
65' H; 240' L
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1EGGIZ2-82565BE28B1
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