Sphinx Roman viewing pedestal Henry Salt 1817

A reconstruction of one of the two Roman period viewing pedestals that once stood midway down the flight of Roman stairs to the east of the Great Sphinx. After descending the monumental staircase the viewer would climb the short steps of the pedestal to view the face of the Great Sphinx framed between the pillars on either side of the pedestal.

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