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Large limestone falcon, headless. Inscribed on front of pedestal [GLYPHS] and on rear [GLYPHS]. Photograph: yes.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_TR_31.12.28.10
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    From E of Great Sphinx
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    H 61.5 x L 67.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_5/9396
  • Excavator
    Émile Baraize, French, 1874–1952
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    From excavations of Emile Baraize.
  • Remarks
    RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Emile Baraize; RELATED MEDIA: EMC_TR_VIII_Sp368-369lr; RELATED SITE(S): Sphinx

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • Sphinx

    • Site Name Sphinx Complex

People 1

Modern People

  • Émile Baraize

    • Type Excavator
    • Nationality & Dates French, 1874–1952
    • Remarks French engineer working for the Service des Antiquities who excavated around the Sphinx from 1926-1936.

Institutions 1