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Pyramid & Sphinx

Francis Frith

Artwork Details

Pyramid & Sphinx
late 19th century
Francis Frith
salt print
16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm);22 x 28 in. (55.88 x 71.12 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
2019/1.298

Description

Physical Description:

A pyramid fills the horizon, two of its sides facing the camera. A long, low statue takes up the foreground, surrounded by sand. The right side of the statue rises to form a head with a human face, seen in profile.

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