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The 'Sphinx' as seen from four different shots.
The Sphinx stands as guardian of the Lost City, his gaze stretching to the horizon.
The great Sphinx at Giza. Believed to have been constructed by pharoah Khafre about 2520 BC. This photo shows one of it's hind paws and tail.
Looking south along the avenue of sphinxes between Luxor and Karnak Temple. Excavation work continues.
Luxor, Egypt
Twelve-ton, red granite Sphinx of Ramesses II, (19th Dynasty, circa 1293-1185 BCE). It was excavated from the sacred enclosure of the temple of the god Ptah at Memphis, Egypt. The sphinx, a lion with a human head, represents the power of the Egyptian king, both to protect his people and to conquer the enemies of Egypt. This statue was buried up to its shoulders; only the exposed head was attacked by windblown sand, which eroded the facial features and the royal false beard. The inscriptions on the chest and around the base give the five names of Ramesses II. His son and successor, Merenptah, added his own cartouches to the shoulders after his father's death. This sphinx, the third largest known in the world was quarried at Aswan and transported by river to the Ptah Temple at Memphis, 600 miles away.
There are two marble sphinxes (or sphinges, pl.) that seemingly guard the entrance of the Scottish Rite Masonic building on 16th & S Streets, NW DC. The one on the right of the door (with its eyes half closed) is a symbol of Wisdom. The one on the left (with its eyes open and alert) is a symbol of Power. Each sphinx weighs 17 tons and was carved out of a solid piece of stone quarried at Bedford, Indiana.
NYC: The High Line / Sphinx Joachim
Art Exhibit: Mutations, an open-air group exhibition that explores the relationship between man and nature
Marguerite Humeau: Sphinx Joachim (2017)
Olympus E-M1 | Olympus M.12-40/2.8
sphinx moth, Spotlight Nature Safari, Belize, Central America; {British Honduras}; Orange Walk District, New River, Lamanai Outpost Activity, night, dark, evening, animals; wildlife {undomesticated animals}; invertebrates; Insect; moth, leaf mimicry, camouflage
I found this little caterpillar in the dive shop. At first i thought it was a little toy, then it moved!
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.
My first large sphinx species, this guy came in two nights ago. A couple of weeks ago I got a smaller, darker sphinx species in, the Lettered, but this species here is a member of a slightly different group. He took all night in the refrigerator to calm down enough for photography. The larger the moth, the longer time it takes to go into torpor (but also the longer you have before it wakes up).
Sphinx at the Netherlands Carillon, Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington VA
Kentmere 400 35mm film in a Minolta X-700, developed in L110, scanned