Egypt Postcard 076

Egypt postcard #: Egypt Postcard 076
Orientation: Horizontal
Image Type: Illustration (anything other than a photograph -- eg drawing, watercolor, etc.) In some cases it can be difficult to distinguish between photographs that have been colorized and detailed illustrations.
Color: Color
Site/Location: Giza (use for any images of the Great Pyramids or great Sphinx)
Keywords: Pyramids; Sphinx; People (Egyptians in traditional clothing); Tomb; Statue; Pharaoh
Studio: Unspecified
Reverse Header: Post Card (no hyphen)
Language(s) used: English
Serial No./Inventory Number: 410-32
Address Line(s) (Reverse): Yes
Presence of Stamp Box: Yes
Presence of Center Divider: Yes
Reverse textual description of the image: SPHINX OF GIZEH AND PYRAMIDS
EGYPT, AFRICA
This is the most remarkable Sphinx, a colossal form, hewn out of the natural rock, and lying three hundred feet east of the second pyramid. It measures 172 ft. 6 inches long by 56 ft. high. In front of the breath is a small naps or chapel, formed of three hieroglyphical tablets, dedicated by the monarchs Thomas III. and Ramses II., who adored the sphinx under the name of the "Sun on the Horizon".
Presence of a Postage Stamp: No

Item sets: Egyptomania Postcards; Giza Monuments; Views of Egyptians; Sphinx; Artifacts; Egypt Postcards ALL