Examples of sphinx in the following topics:
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- Ancient Egyptian monuments included pyramids, sphinxes, and temples.
- This limestone statue of a reclining sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) is located on the Giza Plateau to the west of the Nile.
- Decoration included reliefs (bas relief and sunken relief) of images and hieroglyphic text and sculpture, including obelisks, figures of gods (sometimes in sphinx form), and votive figures.
- Here the Great Sphinx is shown against the Pyramid of Kahfre.
- A map showing the layout of the Giza Pyramid area, including the Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, and the Great Sphinx.
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- During this time, a new type of pyramid (the step) was created, as well as many other massive building projects, including the Sphinx.
- After Khufu's death, one of his sons built the second pyramid, and the Sphinx in Giza.
- The Sphinx is a limestone statue of a reclining mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt.
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- The Great Sphinx, located among the Pyramids of Giza, is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 241 feet long, 63 feet wide, and 66.34 feet high.
- Carved out of limestone, it represents a mythical creature known as a sphinx, with a lion's body and a human head.
- It is commonly believed that the head of the Great Sphinx is that of the Fourth Dynasty (2680-2565 BCE) pharaoh Khafre, whose pyramid stands directly behind the giant sculpture.
- The Great Sphinx, located among the Pyramids of Giza, is the largest monolith statue in the world.
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- Patterning and depictions of animals, especially lions, leopards, and mythological composite creatures such as sphinxes and griffins were common.
- The sphinxes on the lid and on the bottom register, as well as the frieze of animals at the op, reflect the Eastern theme.
- Pyxis with sphinx-shaped handle lid.
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- The Necropolis also includes several cemeteries, a workers' village, an industrial complex, and a massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx.
- The Great Sphinx is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx—a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head.
- Albumen print of the Sphinx of Giza, partially excavated, with two pyramids in background
- The Great Sphinx of Giza is the largest monolith statue in the world and was believed to have been built for King Khafra during the 4th Dynasty.
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- Diocletian adorned his new home with numerous 3500-year-old granite sphinxes, originating from the site of Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III.
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- Colossal sculpture on the scale of the Great Sphinx of Giza was not repeated, but smaller sphinxes and animals were found in temple complexes.
- The Giza Necropolis, built in the Fourth Dynasty, includes the Pyramid of Khufu (also known as the Great Pyramid or the Pyramid of Cheops), the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with smaller "queen" pyramids and the Great Sphinx.
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- In some cases, this included a fusion of animal form with the face of the king or queen (as in the Hatshepsut-Sphinx, ) or as the god-king victors of an epic battle, as in the stele of Naran-Sin of Akkad (the first Mesopotamian king to claim divinity for himself, ).
- Sphinx of Hatshepsut, the ancient Egyptian female pharaoh, with unusual rounded ears and ruff that stress the lioness features of the statue
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- Examples of his work include the paintings "Virgil reading to Augustus," and "Oedipus and the Sphinx. " Both David and Ingres make use of the highly organized imagery, straight lines and clearly defined forms that are typical of Neoclassical painting during the 18th century.
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- Animals such as lions, griffins, sphinxes, and sirens were depicted instead.