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dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.titleGreat Sphinx of Chephrenen_US
dc.typeImageen_US
local.fileFormat.jpegen
local.transmissionDataFrom slide using Nikon Coolscan 5000en
dc.descriptionThe 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. Unlike the pyramids there are no chambers inside. (IV Dynasty)en
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-20T16:38:03Z
dc.date.available2008-10-20T16:38:03Z
dc.date.issued2008-10-20T16:38:03Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10365/531
local.architect/builderN/A
local.photographerN/A
local.dateOfPhotographN/A
local.rightsHolderNDSU Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library
dc.subject.lcshArchitecture.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSphinxes (Mythology) in art.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSculpture, Egyptian.en_US
dc.subject.lcshArchitecture, Egyptian.en_US
dc.identifierALA00109
dc.description.locationCityGizehen_US
dc.description.locationCountryEgypten_US
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