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Great Sphinx of Tanis  wikidata:Q6028852 reasonator:Q6028852
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Title
Great Sphinx of Tanis
label QS:Les,"Gran Esfinge de Tanis"
label QS:Lja,"タニスの大スフィンクス"
label QS:Lfr,"Grand sphinx de Tanis"
label QS:Lth,"มหาสฟิงซ์แห่งทานิส"
label QS:Lid,"Sfinks Agung Tanis"
label QS:Leu,"Taniseko Esfinge Handia"
label QS:Lca,"Gran Esfinx de Tanis"
label QS:Lnl,"Great Sphinx of Tanis"
label QS:Lhu,"Taniszi nagy szfinx"
label QS:Len-gb,"Great Sphinx of Tanis"
label QS:Lko,"타니스의 대스핑크스상"
label QS:Len,"Great Sphinx of Tanis"
label QS:Lar,"تمثال أبو الهول الكبير في تانيس"
label QS:Lzh,"塔尼斯的大狮身人面像"
label QS:Lit,"Grande sfinge da Tanis"
Object type sphinx / statue Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 2600 BC
date QS:P,-2600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium rose granite Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions length: 480 cm (15.7 ft) Edit this at Wikidata; height: 183 cm (72 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 154 cm (60.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2043,+480U174728
dimensions QS:P2048,+183U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+154U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location

Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre

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A 23 (Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of discovery Tanis Edit this at Wikidata
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Source Flickr
Author Connie Ma from Chicago, United States

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by ironypoisoning at https://www.flickr.com/photos/22251936@N00/14540850662. It was reviewed on 12 July 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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