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An avenue of ram-headed sphinxes leads to the first pylon of the Great Temple of Amon in Karnak.
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An avenue of ram-headed sphinxes leads to the first pylon of the Great...

Salle Egyptienne du Louvre.Devant le grand sphinx. Egyptian hall in the Louvre.The large sphinx. Canvas, 69 x 88 cm Collection "Histoire du Louvre".
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Salle Egyptienne du Louvre.Devant le grand sphinx. Egyptian hall in the Lou...

Goddess Hathor flanked by two figures of Pharaohs, one with the red crown of Lower Egypt,the other with the white crown.A sphinx in the foreground.
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Goddess Hathor flanked by two figures of Pharaohs, one with the red crown of...

Falcon-headed sphinx from the large temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. Limestone; 1279-1217 BCE, New Kingdom (19th dynasty). See also 03-03-02/58
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Falcon-headed sphinx from the large temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. Limestone...

Sphinx of Pharaoh Amenhotep III offering to the gods. 1391-1353 BCE. Faience. Gift of Lila Acheson Wallace.
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Sphinx of Pharaoh Amenhotep III offering to the gods. 1391-1353 BCE....

Winged sphinx. Ivory and gold (8th-7th BCE) Size 19 x 15 cm Nr. 61882
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Winged sphinx. Ivory and gold (8th-7th...

Sphinx (Imperial Period, 17th-12th BCE) from the south gate of Hattusa (Boghazkoy), Turkey
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Sphinx (Imperial Period, 17th-12th BCE) from the south gate of H...

Column base with double sphinxes which once supported the wooden columns of Hilani III, at the palace of the Aramean King Barrekup. Basalt (Late Hittite, 8th BCE) from Sinjirli/Samal, Turkey
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Column base with double sphinxes which once supported the wooden col...

Two winged sphinxes topped by a winged disk, emblem of the god Ahura Mazda. Enamelled brick panel (6th-5th BCE) from Susa, Iran. Overall size 120 x 117 cm Sb 3324
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Two winged sphinxes topped by a winged disk, emblem of the god Ahura...

Two sphinxes with ram heads. Open ivory relief from a frieze (2nd half 9th BCE) from Hadatu (Arslan-Tash), Northern Syria
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Two sphinxes with ram heads. Open ivory relief from a...

Sphinx. Carved ivory relief (2nd half 9th BCE) from Hadatu (Arslan-Tash), Northern Syria Height 7.9 cm
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Sphinx. Carved ivory relief (2nd...

Sphinx, with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the false beard of the Pharaohs. Probably part of an entrance gate to an Aramaic temple or palace in Damascus, then capital of Aram. 9th-8th BCE Basalt, H:80 cm Inv. 30
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Sphinx, with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and the false beard of t...