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The sphinx that traveled to Philadelphia : the story of the colossal sphinx in the Penn Museum /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wegner, Josef W. (Josef William) (Author), Wegner, Jennifer Houser (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2015.
Subjects:
University of Pennsylvania. > University Museum > History.
Sphinxes (Mythology)
Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt > Memphis (Extinct city)
Museums > Acquisitions > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Memphis (Extinct city) > Antiquities.
Memphis (Extinct city) > Civilization.
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude to the sphinx
  • The discovery of the sphinx
  • The sphinx's journey to America
  • The sphinx in Philadelphia
  • A royal setting for the sphinx
  • Ancient Memphis: the city of the sphinx
  • The world of Egyptian sphinxes
  • Getting to know the sphinx.