dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
dc.title | Great Sphinx of Chephren | en_US |
dc.type | Image | en_US |
local.fileFormat | .jpeg | en |
local.transmissionData | From slide using Nikon Coolscan 5000 | en |
dc.description | The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a man (believed to be Khafre), acts as a guardian spirit for the entire complex. The Sphinx was carved from the Giza limestone and measures 157 feet long, 20 feet wide and 66 feet high. (IV Dynasty) | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-10-20T16:35:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-10-20T16:35:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-10-20T16:35:10Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10365/530 | |
local.architect/builder | N/A | |
local.photographer | N/A | |
local.dateOfPhotograph | N/A | |
local.rightsHolder | NDSU Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Architecture. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sphinxes (Mythology) in art. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Sculpture, Egyptian. | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Architecture, Egyptian. | en_US |
dc.identifier | ALA00108 | |
dc.description.locationCity | Gizeh | en_US |
dc.description.locationCountry | Egypt | en_US |
dc.description.view | Exterior | en_US |