Year of Object(s) Creation: 1400 B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Sphinx
Object Material(s): limestone, stone
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Giza, Egypt
Year Removed from Findspot: 1800 C.E. (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 1845 (approximate)
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: donated by Caviglia
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: British Museum
Start Year: 1800 (approximate)
End Year: 1845 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: likely taken while doing archaeological work
Nation: Italy
Location: possession of Giovanni Battista Caviglia

Egyptian Beard Remnants Of The Great Sphinx Of Giza


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Case Status: Object(s) not relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1981
Year Claim Resolved: 1982 (approximate)
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Egypt
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: British Museum
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor: Eliza Rodi