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Le Sphinx est la statue thérianthrope qui se dresse devant les grandes pyramides du plateau de Gizeh, en Basse-Égypte. Sculpture monumentale monolithique la plus grande du monde1 avec 73,5 mètres de longueur, 14 mètres de largeur et 20,22 mètres de hauteur, elle représente un sphinx couchant. Réalisée vers 2500 av. J.-C., elle est attribuée2 à Khéphren, l'un des pharaons de la IVe dynastie de l'Ancien Empire, voire à son père, Khéops.
A common sphinx moth that is often observed hovering while feeding at flowers in the evening. It is a large to very large moth (FW length 29–40 mm [1.14 – 1.6 inches]) with a diagonal yellow stripe and white veins on the forewing and a pink and black hindwing that flies throughout much of the Pacific Northwest during much of the year.
There are two sphinxes on the Thames Embankment, one either side of Cleopatra’s Needle. While the obelisk, erected in 1878, dates from around 1450BC, the sphinxes were created and added in 1882. They were designed by George Vulliamy and modelled by C. H. Mabey. According to the TourUK site, the bronze sphinxes were accidentally replaced facing the wrong way (that is, facing the obelisk) after being cleaned in the early years of the 20th century. Now I think about it, they do look a lot more recent than Ancient Egypt, and although the Ancient Egyptians used bronze, I don't think they made great use of it in sculptures.
22 mai 2021, Toulouse, Ponts Jumeaux ; ce papillon pas fini se promenait sur le gravier, je l'ai dirigé vers un support moins exposé
Sphinx presenting an offering.
The face of the sphinx appears to have the features of king Tutankhamun. This can be seen in the eyes and chin. He wears the nemes headdress and originally had human arms to hold the vases.
18th dynasty, from Karnak, Mut temple.
Luxor J49, Karnak OR 292
Luxor Museum
BPLDC no.: 08_04_000027
Page Title: Sphinx
Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection
Album: Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids.
Call no. 4098B.104 v26 (p. 26)
Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn
Description: Scrapbook page including a photograph of a three-quarter view of the Sphinx in Egypt, with a pyramid in the background, and is annotated with quotes and information about the Sphinx.
Subjects:
Egypt
travel photography
Abū al-Hawl
Sphinxes
Page size: 33 x 38.1 cm
Annotations:
"Older than the Pyramids, older than history, the monster lies couchant like a watch dog, looking ever to the east, as if for some dawn that has not yet risen"Amelia B. Edwards
"On sait par une stèle du musée de Boulaq [now Gizeh] que le Grand Sphinx est anterieur au Roi Cheops de la IV Dynastie"-
P. Pierret
"At one time it was supposed to be a monument of the reign of Thothemes IV. [18th Dynasty] but it is now known to have been in existence prior to the time of Cheops."
Mariette. Monuments of Egypt p.70.
Egyptian"Hu"
Sun on Horizon
190 ft long.
65 ft high.
The face was originally red and covered with polished stone.
Its beard is now in the British Museum London
Language: English and French, photograph has French title
Rights: No known restrictions.
Coverage: Egypt
Notes: Title supplied by cataloger, derived from captions or annotated information.
Format: Scrapbooks
Technique: Photographs, Albumen prints
BPL Department: Print Department
Photo 1:
Photographer: G. Lékégian & Cie.
Title: Sphinx de Ghizeh N 12
Date: ca. 1865-1895
The body is shown to the right, squatting on the hind legs, while the head is turned toward the viewer. On the head she wears a “polos “, which was originally decorated with painted rosettes and lotus buds. The hair at the front sets in waves on the forehead, and three beaded tresses hang to right and left of the face. The rear surface is roughly worked. The sphinx wears a necklace. The details are engraved only on the front wing, towards the viewer.
The sphinx, the demonic guardian of the tomb, was set above a grave stele as a crowing.
Source Nikolaos Kaltsas, “Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens”
Archaic period marble sculpture
Height 69 cm.
Pentelic marble
570 – 550 BC
From Spata, Attica
Athens, National Archaeological Museum, Inv. no. 28
Bumblebee Sphinx Moth also known as a Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris diffinis) on a Texas Thistle (Cirsium texanum).
I finally found time to sneak out and take a few nature shots this morning ~ I noticed several Texas Thistles growing in a field so I stopped to take a few shots. It was a wonderful surprise when a Bumblebee Sphinx Moth showed up to enjoy the thistles too.
For more info on the Snowberry Clearwing
www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3439
Info on the Texas Thistle
(Cirsium texanum) Buckl.
For more info: www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=cite2
In der Nähe der Kirche Santa Maria sopra Minerva, wo einst ein Tempel der Isis stand, wurden mehrere ägyptische Skulpturen gefunden, darunter diese Sphinx aus Basalt.
Sphinx with long curled hair, moving towards left. Plate black painted and decorated in Ionian-Rhodian style.
Ionic Rhodian plate
About 650-630 BC
From Kamiros
Paris, Musée du Louvre
The Sphinx dates from the reign of king Khafre. During the New Kingdom, Amenhotep II dedicated a new temple to Hauron-Haremakhet and this structure was added onto by later rulers.
A pleasant walk on the beach one evening and I spotted this beast rising up out of the sand, hmm is my imagination over active!? :)
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Taken from Turtle Rock. The Sphinx is a granite pinnacle bearing a large balancing tor. To the left is Castle Rock and the Pyramids (see Notes)
Tersa Sphinx Moth (Xylophanes tersa)
This beautiful moth has several broods in Florida from spring to fall. The caterpillars like to feed on Pentas, and the adults feed on nectar. Photographed with a Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro lens, and Canon Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX in Coconut Creek, Florida, USA.
Un papillon, appelé moro-sphinx ou sphinx colibri (Macroglossus stellatarum) butinant un cirse laineux (Cirsium eriophorum).
Parc national des Cévennes, Lozère (48).
Ancient Egyptians believed the sphinx could guard royalty.
This name may be derived from the fact that lions kill their prey by strangulation, biting the throat of prey and holding them down until they die.
This granite sphinx came from the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri.It was broken and has undergone restaurations several times. Hatshepsut is wearing a nemes headdress, with a cobra over the forehead and is wearing a false beard.
18th dynasty, Deir el-Bahri
JE53114
Ground floor, gallery 7
Cairo Museum
Chenille mature de Sphinx du pin (Sphinx pinastri, Sphingidae, Sphinginae, Sphingini) trouvée en phase mobile prépupation. L'animal semble passablement maigre pour cette phase, mais a refusé toute nourriture et s'est enterré dès qu'il avait eu de la terre à disposition.
Chenille d'environ 7cm.
Photographiée à l'aide d'un Nikon D500, Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 micro VR, SB-900 (maître) et SB-700 (esclave) sur du velours noir.