Object Details
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Citation
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
During his trip to Egypt, Elisofon visited Jīzah, Ahrāmāt al-, the site of three pyramids from the 4th dynasty (ca. 2613-ca. 2494), built on a rocky plateau near al-Jizah (Giza); one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; built by kings Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) & Menkaure (Mycerinus). [The J. P. Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographical Names]. The photograph depicts the Great Sphinx standing guard before the pyramid of Khafre, for whom this fusion of man and lion was sculpted in about 2500 b.c., it was the first truly colossal royal sculpture in the history of ancient Egypt. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for Life magazine and traveled to Africa from August 18, 1959 to December 20, 1959.
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Local Numbers
Negative number 1959 C-5, 12.
General
Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
Typed index card reads, "T 6 Egy. Egypt. Giza. Sphinx and Chephren pyramid. IV Dyn. 1959. EE. neg.no. 1959 C-5, 12." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.
Place
Africa
Egypt
Topic
Monuments
Architecture -- Egypt
Cultural landscapes
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
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Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)
Date
1959
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 06505
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Black-and-white negatives
Negatives
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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Record ID
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