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Steatite votive sphinx. Poor, late work; right paw broken.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_JE_53669
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Near Sphinx
  • Material
    Blue-green glazed steatite
  • Dimensions
    L 3.7 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_3/7122
  • Period
    Late Period
  • Excavator
    Émile Baraize, French, 1874–1952
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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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.

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