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à l'origine, un bassin relié au Nil par un canal, destiné aux barques sacrées précédait le temple. De ce bassin, part une allée de sphinx qui rejoint l'entrée du temple. L'allée est bordée de chaque côté par une vingtaine de sphinx à tête de bélier (emblème d'Amon), qui tiennent entre leurs pattes une statuette de Ramsès II
Taken by an Australian soldier during World War Two.
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Sphinx moth in Norfolk, VA, visiting 4 o'clocks. Look at that proboscis! Took the photos tonight with my point-&-shoot so the quality could be better....
A few more shots from Lacock Abbey. And, where else, but a Wiltshire country house, would you expect to see a sphinx?!!
as part of the graphic design section of the junior cert i had to do prep work--this is one of them.
978 B.C. - 959 B.C. (21st Dynasty). Black bronze encrusted with gold. Holding a tray with breads and poultry.
Helping me put the monthly Tesco shopping delivery away! For some odd reason he likes sitting in the fridge! Silly boy!
The first of six disks in the T2 (“The Continents”) series shows the head of the Great Sphinx of Giza, situated on the Giza Plateau adjacent to the Great Pyramids of Giza on the west bank of the Nile River in Egypt. The Continent is therefore Africa. It also shows the constellation of Orion, known to the Egyptians as Sah.
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Originally taken and posted for the GWUK group.
Guessed by LookaroundAnne
While on a night walk in the Peruvian Amazon, this Sphingid moth flew to us (attracted by our headlamps and flashlights, no doubt) and briefly landed on the forest floor. But for the bit of orange on the hindwings, it would have been almost invisible among the leaves.
A sphinx crowning a grave stele.
In the hollow moulding traces of red and blue from painted floral decoration.
ca.560-550 BC, from the Themistoclean wall by the Sacred Gate of Kerameikos.
P 1050.
This is a truly monumental size structure at the entrance to the Luxor Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. The Sphinx towers over the long entry, covering many drive-up lanes and exterior structures leading to the pyramid casino. I am not good at estimating height, but this is maybe about 8 stories tall. Of course I am in front in the middle of the day, shooting up. I did very little on this image for the colors were just this way. I was surprised the image came out as well as it did, making a strong graphic presence for the "king" portrayed. Member "littlerottenrobin" posted a larger view of this Sphinx in July, here.
Here is a Net image of this Sphinx (not mine) that shows a larger view. Here is another view. Now that I see these, I think my image with a point and shoot camera did pretty well, ha ha! This man has a website with MANY images from this Luxor Casino and information about it. Now I am glad that I didn't take too many other photos of the place as his are fine for the memories.
These two sphinx statues were found inside the Ras el-Souda temple. They are carved in the traditional norms: a lion's body and a human head. Each wearing the Egyptian smooth nemes with a uraeus adorning the forehead. They were perhaps flanking the temple entrance, like many other temples of Isis and Serapis. It is noticeable that the temple was not destroyed in antiquity, but rather abandoned and gradually disappeared under the sand mounds.
Marble
Roman Period
Ras el-Souda, Alexandria
Graeco Roman Museum
Alexandria Egypt
The Sphinx of Giza partially excavated with two pyramids in background in Egypt.
Photo by Félix Bonfils, 1876.
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The quality of these images isnt what i would of hoped for mainly due to the fact they were taken using my little Panasonic TZ5 and not my 60D, after visiting Petra with my Canon and constantly having it ripped from my hands by some over eager local to take a shot with it and charge me for the service i decided to leave my 60D back at the ship for security and welfares sake. Anyone thinking of visiting this area, dont be put off but be aware its a totaly different culture to ours and you WILL be pestered for camel rides, donkey rides, horse rides, cart rides, the privelage to have a poorly composed photo taken with your camera and then charged for it ! oh and one last thing watch where your walking there is ALOT of poop from the camel,donkey and horses.
After all that did i enjoy my trip? you bet i did it was amazing just not what i was expecting.
Rock that was sticking out of the ocean at Long Wharf Bay in Bermuda. Reminded me of the Sphinx being buried under water like some twisted Planet of the Apes movie set in Egyptian times.
The Sphinx stands at the entrance to the great pyramids and represents a guardian for the the dead kings. It is said that the Thutmosis IV of the 18th Dynasty had a dream of the sphinx telling him to uncover the part-buried structure, and he would be king.
As legend has it, he undertook to remove the desert sand from the structure, and some years later, was crowned King.
Taken from Michael Tyler - Travel Blog: Waypoints accurate to 100ft.