Black and white lantern slide - photograph of The Sphinx
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- Type
- Lantern slides
- Place
- Egypt, Africa
- Materials
- Glass, Photographic emulsion
- Collection
- Christies Auction collection
- Accession number
- 2001.0015.0162.001
Description
Glass lantern slide with a black and white image of a scene in Egypt. The Sphinx with two pyramids in the background is pictured. Two men with three camels sit at the base of the Sphinx. Two men stand on its shoulders. Handwritten text in purple texta taped on the glass slide frame reads: '9'. (Bottom left). Note: The glass slide border has deteriorated. Held in case which is a plain box with no title.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 6:26:24 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-23. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.