Block of limestone with Greek inscription
Block of limestone with Greek inscription [TRANSCRIPTION].
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- ID
- GEM_14099
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- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
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- Classification
- Architectural elements-Freestanding stelae and obelisks
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- Findspot
- Sphinx
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 17.0 cm
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- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
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- Journal d'Entree number
- EMC_JE_59458
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- Cairo Special Register number
- EMC_SR_8V/5699
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- Period
- Ptolemaic Period
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- Excavator
- Émile Baraize, French, 1874–1952
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- Notes
- From excavations of Emile Baraize.
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- Remarks
- ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_59458
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- Site Name Sphinx Complex
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Hassan, Great Sphinx, 311
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates French, 1874–1952
- Remarks French engineer working for the Service des Antiquities who excavated around the Sphinx from 1926-1936.