Sphinx and Giza Plateau Karl Richard Lepsius 1840s

A re-colourised painting of the Giza Plateau by Karl Richard Lepsius dating from his expedition to Egypt in the 1840s. The view is towards the southeast from the pyramid of Khafre. The Great Sphinx of Giza can be seen from behind, gazing out across the flood plain of the Nile.

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