The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is believed to be the head of Khafre and his guardian spirit for his entire burial complex. Carved from the natural ...

The bust of Nefertiti, the Sphinx at Giza, and the treasures of Tutankhamun’s tomb all speak to the richness and diversity of Egyptian artistry. As we journey through the art of ancient Greece ...

A sphinx is a mythical creature with the body ... Demotic, Hieroglyphs and ancient Greek. The broken top and bottom edges suggest it was part of a much bigger piece of stone.