Identity area
Reference code
E. W. Lane MSS 8.08
Title
Head of Great Sphinx, Giza
Date(s)
- c. 1825-1876 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 watercolour
Context area
Name of creator
(1801-1876)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Head of the Great Sphinx at Giza, with one man standing below to the right side of the Sphinx's head while another man climbs towards its chin:
- pencil, monochrome watercolour
- mounted
- 13.4 x 10 cm
- [Lane's caption on page verso, at top right corner] 'The Great Sphinx.' (pencil note)
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford
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Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Foxing has caused discolouration around edges of mount.