The Sphinx at Giza
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA SPHS Image Collection |
| Reference No. | BSA SPHS 01/1769.4437 |
| Level | Item |
| Description | Glass negative, quarter plate size, a copy negative. The image on the slide is 7 x 7 cm with rounded edges, presumably for the production of a lantern slide. |
| Dimensions | 10.5 x 8 cm |
| Place |
Giza Necropolis |
| Dates | Latest 1908 |
| Donor/Creator |
Ainslie, Miss Gladys Ainslie, Mr Ralph St John |
| Scope and Content | The original description in the SPHS register reads: "Ghiza: the Sphinx". |
| Notes | Latest date based on the death of the photographer (Mr. Ralph St John Ainslie) whose daughter donated his images to the SPHS in 1921. See 'Proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies. Session 1921-1922': The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 42, Part 2 (1922) p. xxii. This catalogue number was incorrectly listed in the 1904 catalogue (JHS 1904, cxxx) under Gems as "Archaic Cypriote scarab: Athena with spoils of the Gorgon (Murray, Handbook, pl. facing p. 152, fig. 9)". This image is used in SPHS Slide Set by D.G. Hogarth (ca. 1923) Alexander the Great, slide number 28. |
| Reference |
1922 JHS 42: 8th accession to 1913 slide catalogue. xlix.SPHS 4437. Link to article |