# Fragments of the Sphinx's beard (Cairo TR 6.4.49.2A and 2B)

> Part A measures 111 by 37 cm. The place id is the former holder; the record now gives the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/artifacts/ART0CTWT1QR3M9B/fragments-of-the-sphinxs-beard-cairo-tr-6-4-49-2a-and-2b  
Publisher: Mysteries Department  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page)  

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**ART** 0CTWT1QR3M9B·Artifact · object

# Fragments of the Sphinx's beard (Cairo TR 6.4.49.2A and 2B)

Objectnon-commercial with citationRecovered from between the forepaws, 1817 to 1818

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://giza.fas.harvard.edu/objects/54918/full/).

Part A measures 111 by 37 cm. The place id is the former holder; the record now gives the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Giza Project at Harvard University, 1817. non-commercial with citation

## Copies 1

**Document** Giza Project at Harvard University · giza.fas.harvard.edu · non-commercial with citationPrimary source: [Fragments of beard of Great Sphinx (GEM_1089)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTWRZA64MWP/fragments-of-beard-of-great-sphinx-gem-1089)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://giza.fas.harvard.edu/objects/54918/full/)

## Where it is kept

[Egyptian Museum, Cairo (Tahrir)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTWS37602PA/egyptian-museum-cairo-tahrir) · Museum

## Sources 1

- [Fragments of beard of Great Sphinx (GEM_1089)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTWRZA64MWP/fragments-of-beard-of-great-sphinx-gem-1089)_SRC_

## Cite it

```
Mysteries Department. (2026). Fragments of the Sphinx's beard (Cairo TR 6.4.49.2A and 2B) [Artifact ART0CTWT1QR3M9B]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CTWT1QR3M9B
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Key

**ART** 0CTWT1QR3M9B

Kind

Object

Held by

Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza (GEM_1089)

Dated

recovered from between the forepaws, 1817 to 1818

Licence

non-commercial with citation

Place

[Egyptian Museum, Cairo (Tahrir)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTWS37602PA/egyptian-museum-cairo-tahrir)

Part of

[Great Sphinx of Giza](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx)

The record

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