Sphinx in the News





There are many Sphinxes but this belongs to the theory that the
Great Sphinx originally was one of two which would one day be found.

Has Egypt's second sphinx been found? Ancient statue with a lion's body and human head is unearthed by stunned construction workers   Daily Mail - August 9, 2018
Egypt's long-rumored second sphinx may have been unearthed by construction workers building a new road. According to local reports, a sphinx-like statue was found on Al-Kabbash Road, which connects the two temples of Karnak and Luxor built around 1400BC. Officials have confirmed the statue has a 'lion's body with a human head'. The 'second sphinx' has not yet been lifted from the ground, however, officials said tourists are welcome to visit the construction site to view the ancient statute. No photographs of the structure have been published, the Director General of Antiquities has confirmed. The Great Sphinx of Giza was discovered by the Great Pyramids on the west bank of the river Nile. It is the oldest and largest known monumental sculpture in the world.




Pharaoh's Sphinx Paws Found in Israel   Live Science - July 9, 2013

Archaeologists digging in Israel say they have made an unexpected find: the feet of an Egyptian sphinx linked to a pyramid-building pharaoh. The fragment of the statue's front legs was found in Hazor, a UNESCO World Heritage Site just north of the Sea of Galilee. Between the paws is a hieroglyphic inscription with the name of king Menkaure, sometimes called Mycerinus, who ruled Egypt during the Old Kingdom more than 4,000 years ago and built one of the great Giza pyramids. Researchers don't believe Egypt had a relationship with Israel during Menkaure's reign. They think it's more likely that the sphinx was brought to Israel later on, during the second millennium B.C.



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