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The sphinx that traveled to Philadelphia : the story of the colossal sphinx in the Penn Museum Josef Wegner & Jennifer Houser Wegner
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA/Ph DT 62 .S7 W44 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wegner, Josef W. (Josef William), author.
- Wegner, Jennifer Houser, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- University of Pennsylvania. University Museum--History.
- University of Pennsylvania.
- Sphinxes (Mythology).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Memphis (Extinct city).
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Museums--Acquisitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Museums.
- Memphis (Extinct city)--Antiquities.
- Memphis (Extinct city).
- Memphis (Extinct city)--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2015.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-239).
- ISBN:
- 9781934536766
- 1934536768
- OCLC:
- 906172075
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