File:WLA brooklynmuseum Head from a Female Sphinx chlorite 2.jpg
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Head from a Female Sphinx
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Title |
Head from a Female Sphinx |
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Description |
This colossal head can be recognized as coming from a sphinx because her hairdo extends horizontally at the back, where it rested along the lion's body. Her modest hair decoration suggests that the woman was a princess rather than a queen. The damages to her face, including the removal of her inlaid eyes, probably occurred before the head left Egypt. In Rome, it was apparently part of Emperor Hadrian's large collection of Egyptian art. The repairs, made with stone taken from the interior of the head, may have been made in the eighteenth century, when the head was in the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani in Rome. |
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Date |
between circa 1876 and circa 1842 BC date QS:P571,-1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,-1876-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1842-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | chlorite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 38.9 × 33.3 × 35.4 cm (15.3 × 13.1 × 13.9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q632682 |
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Accession number |
56.85 |
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Source/Photographer |
Wikipedia Loves Art at the Brooklyn Museum This photo of item # 56.85 at the Brooklyn Museum was contributed under the team name "trish" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. |
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Permission (Reusing this file) |
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current | 20:30, 14 December 2009 | ![]() | 800 × 600 (78 KB) | File Upload Bot (Kaldari) (talk | contribs) | {{subst:WLA/temp|desc={{WLA|org=brooklynmuseum|id=56.85|ref=|team=trish|username=Trish Mayo|userid=97402095@N00|flickr=3315372398|com=Head from a Female Sphinx, ca. 1876-1842 B.C.E. Chlorite, 15 5/16 x 13 1/8 x 13 15/16 in., 124.5 lb. (38.9 x 33.3 x 35.4 |
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Camera manufacturer | Panasonic |
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Camera model | DMC-FZ8 |
Exposure time | 1/10 sec (0.1) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 16:13, 25 February 2009 |
Lens focal length | 8.1 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Ver.1.0 |
File change date and time | 16:13, 25 February 2009 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 16:13, 25 February 2009 |
Image compression mode | 4 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Spot |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
Custom image processing | Custom process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 59 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |