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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Great Sphinx of Giza
Description	This image is a faithful digitalization of Great Sphinx of Giza, a historically significant photograph.
Source	The image has been derived from: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/digging_peter.pdf.
Article	Great Sphinx of Giza
Portion used	Because the image is historically significant, the entire image is needed to identify the subject, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable for uses that would compete with any commercial purpose of the photograph.
Purpose of use	Identification and critical commentary in the Great Sphinx of Giza article, a subject of public interest. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed next to the associated material discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for.
Replaceable?	Because the image depicts a non-reproducible historic event, there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the historic image in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopaedic.

Restoration work (December 26, 1925), published photograph is publicly made available by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on its worldwide web site and may be downloaded, on-line, 4.26 MB pdf-file.

Image is publicly released subject to conditions publicly posted at http://www.mfa.org/about/index.asp?key=50.

Offered as a public educational resource but still the property of the museum and protected by copyright. May NOT be used in ANY way for personal or commercial gain but ONLY for personal, educational or non-commercial use, and only if the museum is cited as the originating source (as per U.S. Copyright Law).

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This image is a faithful digitalization of a unique historic image, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the person who took the image or the agency employing the person. It is believed that the use of this Image

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The image depicts a non-reproducible historic event or historically notable person(s), and no free alternative exists or can be created, and
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on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:06, 19 November 2005	963×741 (105 KB)	Roy Lee's Junior (Talk \| contribs)	(Restoration work (December 26, 1925), published photograph is publicly made available by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on its worldwide web site and may be downloaded, [http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/digging_peter.pdf ''on-line, 4.26 MB)