Sphinx Roman viewing pedestal Henry Salt 1817

Henry Salt reconstruction of the Roman viewing structure near the Sphinx

Reconstruction of the Roman viewing structure — Open full-size image.

Henry Salt drawing of the same Roman structure, showing architectural details and a Greek inscription

Architectural details and Greek inscription from the same structure — Open full-size image.

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.

Digitisation used: Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Appendix to Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837 (1842), digital image 0183.

Companion drawing: Heidelberg digital image 0184 (same historical structure).

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