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Great Sphinx of Tanis  wikidata:Q6028852 reasonator:Q6028852
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Title
Great Sphinx of Tanis
label QS:Lit,"Grande sfinge da Tanis"
label QS:Lja,"タニスの大スフィンクス"
label QS:Lhu,"Taniszi nagy szfinx"
label QS:Lth,"มหาสฟิงซ์แห่งทานิส"
label QS:Leu,"Taniseko Esfinge Handia"
label QS:Lfr,"Grand sphinx de Tanis"
label QS:Lnl,"Great Sphinx of Tanis"
label QS:Lca,"Gran Esfinx de Tanis"
label QS:Les,"Gran Esfinge de Tanis"
label QS:Len-gb,"Great Sphinx of Tanis"
label QS:Lko,"타니스의 대스핑크스상"
label QS:Len,"Great Sphinx of Tanis"
label QS:Lar,"تمثال أبو الهول الكبير في تانيس"
label QS:Lzh,"塔尼斯的大狮身人面像"
Object type sphinx / statue Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 2600 BC
date QS:P,-2600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium rose granite Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions length: 480 cm (15.7 ft) Edit this at Wikidata; height: 480 cm (15.7 ft) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 154 cm (60.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata; thickness: 183 cm (72 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2043,+480U174728
dimensions QS:P2048,+480U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+154U174728
dimensions QS:P2610,+183U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre

Room 338
Accession number
A 23 (Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of discovery Tanis Edit this at Wikidata
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English: Great Sphinx of Tanis, Paris Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez  (1982–)  wikidata:Q115464159
 
Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez
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Wilfredor
Description Canadian-Brazilian programmer, free-license photographer, musician, designer and chess player
Date of birth 4 December 1982 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Guatire, Venezuela
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