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Pencil drawing of the Great Sphinx's head and shoulders in sand, with two pyramids sketched faintly on the horizon at left and right.

Sphinx with Pyramids of Ghizeh, Egypt

A pencil drawing of the Great Sphinx seen from the front, its head and shoulders rising above the sand, with two pyramids faintly sketched on the horizon. Soft shading defines the nemes headdress and the weathered face, and an inscription appears in the lower left corner.

Artist
Miner Kilbourne Kellogg
Date
Medium
pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2331 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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