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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAF-egy-003. The Great Sphinx wearing the nemes ceremonial headdress decorated with the rearing uraeus hooded cobra. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| Limestone, polychrome paint (traces) |
Sculpture (Carved colossal statue, painted, detail, in situ) |
Royal workshops | Old Kingdom, IV Dynasty, Khafre (r. 2558-2532 BC), 2550s-2530s BC |
Memphis Pyramid Complex & Necro-polis, Giza, North Egypt | The Great Sphinx, Mortuary Precinct of Khafre |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Egyptian Expedition, 5-19 March 2006). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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