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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".
#08011820

Salle Egyptienne du Louvre.Devant le grand sphinx. Egyptian hall in the Lou...

Base of the reliquary of Abydos,the city where Osiris  
is said to be buried.The four winged lions represent   
the four goddesses who protect the reliquary.          
Diorite,H:14,6 cm                                      
E 11072
#080120 5

Base of the reliquary of Abydos,the city where Osiris is said to be buried.The...

Magic ivory,carved and painted, L:16,1 cm              
Ouadjet eye,cobra,Anubis-dog,fabulous animals.         
E 3614 and MMA 26.7.1288
#08012028

Magic ivory,carved and painted, L:16,1 cm Ouadjet eye,cobra,Anubis...

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.
#08012037

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
#08012136

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.
#08012160

Sphinx of Pharaoh Amenhotep III offering to the gods. 1391-1353 BCE....

Lion-headed Imdugud bird on top of two stags.          
Relief, copper plated with wooden core (25th BCE)      
from the temple of Ninchursag at Tel-al-Ubeid,         
Mesopotamia.                                           
W.A.1144308
#080201 4

Lion-headed Imdugud bird on top of two stags. Relief, copper plated wi...

Winged sphinx.                                         
Ivory and gold (8th-7th BCE)                           
Size 19 x 15 cm                                        
Nr. 61882
#08020128

Winged sphinx. Ivory and gold (8th-7th...

Fish-man or water-sprite.                              
Terracotta figurine (8th-7th BCE)                      
Length 12 cm                                           
Nr. 3337
#08020131

Fish-man or water-sprite. Terracotta figurine (8th...

Dragon spurting. Hunting scene. Mythological figures   
from a relief on a white limestone ritual basin        
(17th BCE) from the great Temple D, Acropolis          
of Ebla, Syria (Middle Bronze Age).
#08020231

Dragon spurting. Hunting scene. Mythological figures from a relief on a white...

A double headed animal, possibly a dog.                
Terracotta figure (around 1800 BCE)                    
from Ebla, Syria.
#08020247

A double headed animal, possibly a dog. Terracotta figure (aroun...

Bull and Mushussu, a mythological animal               
with a snake's neck and scales.                        
Detail from the Ishtar Gate, Babylon                   
Blue enamelled tiles (7th BCE).
#08020331

Bull and Mushussu, a mythological animal with a snake's neck and...