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Sphinx
Sphinx from a mausoleum at Arausio, (Orange, France), 1st century BCE.
Archaeological Museum of Orange.
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Egyptian Sphinx from Hadrian's Villa
This basalt Egyptian-style sphinx was found at Hadrian's villa (Tivoli), Italy. Roman period, 1st century CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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Hittite Sphinx
This basalt Hittite sphinx was placed at the entrance into the palace number three at Sam'al (modern-day Sinjerli, Gaziantep, Turkey). Late Hittite period, 8th century BCE. (Istanbul Archaeological Museums/Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul...
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Sphinx of Maatkare Hatshepsut
This limestone and plaster piece depicts the female pharaoh Maatkare Hatshepsut as a sphinx. She has the body and mane of a lion, with the head of a human. Carved between the paws of the statue is a cartouche enclosing the pharaoh's throne...
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Ivory Sphinx from Nimrud
This ivory plaque is virtually complete but burnt (partly black and partly grey). It depicts the bearded head and forequarters of a sphinx, advancing left with head turned outwards. This is one of the rare examples of the combination of Syrian...
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Head of a Sphinx from Vulci
This head belonged to a crouching sphinx with a lion's body and wings. It stood wither on a tumulus or as a "sentinel" at the entrance to the grave. Nenfro (tuff). From Vulci, Italy. Circa 600 BCE. It is on display at the Altes Museum in...
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Egyptian Sphinx Head
Limestone sphinx head from the Ptolemaic period, Medinet Madi, Temple of Isis-Thermutis. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Striding Sphinx Furniture Inlay
This object is an ivory furniture inlay depicting a striding sphinx. It was excavated from Samaria and dates to the Iron Age II (9th–8th century BCE). It has a length of 3.3 cm and a width of 2.6 cm. (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) ©The...
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Sphinx in black granite
Sphinx in black granite; from Tanis. Drawn by G. Bénédite.
From A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II by Georges Perrot and Charles Chipiez (1883).
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Sphinx of Amasis
A basanite statue of a sphinx with the features of pharaoh Amasis. 26th Dynasty, 568-526 BCE. From the Temple of Isis in the Campus Martius, Rome. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)