Sphinxes with a Human Head and with a Ram Head at Point Y. Karnak (Thebes)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The monumental sphinx at Giza, which has the head of a man and the body of a lion, is one of the most iconic symbols of ancient Egypt. The country contains other, humbler versions of this mythical creature. The one here with the head of a ram is only nine feet long and held a statue of a human between its paws.

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