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Felice A. Beato
Untitled (Sphinx and Pyramid)circa 1860

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of the Great Sphinx of Giza centered before a large pyramid, with three small human figures in the sandy foreground

Felice A. Beato, Untitled (Sphinx and Pyramid), circa 1860, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Felice A. Beato
Italy, 1825-1908
Title
Untitled (Sphinx and Pyramid)
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 10 5/16 × 14 1/8 in. (26.2 × 35.8 cm) Primary support: 10 5/16 × 14 1/8 in. (26.2 × 35.8 cm) Secondary support: 10 9/16 × 14 5/16 in. (26.8 × 36.3 cm) Mat: 20 × 23 15/16 in. (50.8 × 60.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.200
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography