Monument Fragment from Sphinx

Title

Monument Fragment from Sphinx

Description

Stone Fragment, Stone, Egyptian Old Kingdom c. 2500 BC. Fragment of stone from top of Sphinx. Roughly shaped, dark substance on one side. Accompanied by an old label and facial tissue with text (L.16.013 B + C)

Date

2500 BC

Format

Height: 20 mm
Width: 68 mm
Depth: 28 mm
Weight: 41 g

Type

Identifier

C.001.002

Coverage

Alternative Title

The Sphinx

License

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License

Medium

Provenance

Acquired by Corporal John Walter Sinclair, Giza, Egypt, 1916

Rights Holder

A Brisbane Private Collection

Relation

P.001
C.001.003

Contributor

Mr James Donaldson

Files

Citation

Old Kingdom (Egyptian), “Monument Fragment from Sphinx,” First World War Antiquities, accessed March 8, 2026, https://ww1antiquities.omeka.net/items/show/10.

Comments

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Item Relations

Item: Corporal John Walter Sinclair frbr:ownerOf This Item