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Black onyx seal of Emperor Agustus. Relief shows a sphynx.
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Black onyx seal of Emperor Agustus. Relief shows a sphynx.

The Theban sphinx mangles a boy; Roman copy of a detail of the throne of Phidias' statue of Zeus in Olympia. 440 BCE.
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The Theban sphinx mangles a boy; Roman copy of a detail of the thron...

Sphinx. Mural (1st-3rd CE) from Pompeii, Italy.
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Sphinx. Mural (1st-3rd CE) from Pompeii, Italy.

Two winged sphinxes. Bas-relief (around 400 BCE) on the pediment of the lid on a Lykian sarcophagus, by a Lykian sculptor influenced by the Parthenon metopes.
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Two winged sphinxes. Bas-relief (around 400 BCE) on the pediment of the l...

Winged Sphinx. Close-up of a bas-relief (400 BCE) on the pediment of the lid on a Lykian sarcophagus, by a Lykian sculptor influenced by the Parthenon metopes. See also 11-01-04/27.
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Winged Sphinx. Close-up of a bas-relief (400 BCE) on the pediment of the l...

Spiral staircase leading up to the great hall of the Bremen townhall. A sphinx among the ornate woodcarvings which flank the staircase. 1620
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Spiral staircase leading up to the great hall of the Bremen townhall....

Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the Palatinate and Bavaria (1724-1799). Apollo-temple and sphinxes.
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Park of Schwetzingen palace, built by elector Carl Theodor of the Pala...

Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzensbad), Art Nouveau Sphinx in front of the colonnade.
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Frantiskovy Lazne (Franzensbad), Art Nouveau Sphinx in front of the colonnad...

Detail of the Easter chandelier, Santa Maria della Salute.
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Detail of the Easter chandelier, Santa Maria della Salute.

Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Puglia. In 1087 reliquies of the saint were brought to Bari. In the same year the building of the church began. St. Nicholas was consecrated in 1197. A sphinx above the main portal of Saint Nicholas.
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Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari, Puglia. In 1087 reliquies of the saint were...

Handle or case in form of a sphinx, with an Egyptian "klaft" headdress, 1st - 2nd CE. Bone, H: 6,2 cm AM 1512
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Handle or case in form of a sphinx, with an Egyptian "klaft" headdress, 1st - 2n...

Ivory plaque depicting a winged sphinx, Phoenician, found at Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Iraq, 9th-8th century BC. Fort Shalmaneser consisted of a palace, storerooms and arsenal for the Assyrian army. This openwork ivory plaque may originally have been part of a piece of furniture which came to Nimrud, the Assyrian capital, as part of tribute or booty. When Nimrud was plundered at the end of the seventh century BC objects such as furniture were broken up for their inlaid precious stones and metals. The sphinx shows clear Egyptian influence since he wears the Upper and Lower crown of Egypt and hanging from his chest is an apron with a projecting uraeus (rearing cobra) worn by Egyptian pharaohs. The style shows that the ivory was probably carved by a Phoenician craftsman on the coast of the Levant. It is similar to the falcon-headed sphinxes, which wear the double crown and uraeus, on a bronze bowl also from Nimrud. ANE, 134322
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Ivory plaque depicting a winged sphinx, Phoenician, found at Fort Shalmaneser, N...