The Alabaster Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt Finish:Stretched Illustration from The Great War

Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson

His reign was dominated by a bitter dispute with Parliament over the extent of royal power

Original is oil on canvas 23 1/2x20 (inches)

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The Alabaster Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt Finish:Stretched Illustration from The Great WarThe Alabaster Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. The Alabaster Sphinx was carved in honour of an unknown Pharaoh, probably during the eighteenth dynasty (between 1700 and 1400 BC). Although the sphinx does not bear an inscription, the facial features suggest that it was built in honour of Hatshepsut, Amenhotep II or Amenhotep III. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo).