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Sphinx fragment
Fragment from the Sphinx. A small piece of granite with the painted reference number: No 127 Div. D CLASS 13'. A printed paper label reads: '2'. Label: 'Piece of the Sphinx supposed to be 3500 years old. Brought to England in HMS 'TALAVERA' in 1839. Exposed to the fire which destroyed the ship in 1840.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0760 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Statue [fragment] |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Talavera (1818) |
| Date made: | 1839 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 75 mm x 102 mm x 93 mm |
| Parts: | Sphinx fragment |