Description
The monumental sphinx at Giza, which has the head of a man and the body of a lion, is one of the most iconic symbols of ancient Egypt. The country contains other, humbler versions of this mythical creature. The one here with the head of a ram is only nine feet long and held a statue of a human between its paws.
Provenance
Marquis du Bourg de Bozas Chaix d'est-Ange, Château de Prye; (Hans P. Kraus, Jr. Fine Photographs, Inc., New York, NY); Betty and Max Ratner, Cleveland, OH; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 17, 1993)
Accession Number
1992.331
Medium
salted paper print from calotype negative
Dimensions
Image: 23.8 x 31.1 cm (9 3/8 x 12 1/4 in.); Paper: 38 x 50 cm (14 15/16 x 19 11/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Credit Line
Gift of Betty and Max Ratner in honor of Arielle Kozloff