A new sphinx-like statue has been discovered in Egypt – but this one is thought to be Roman.. The smiling sculpture and the remains of a shrine were found during an excavation mission in Qena, a ...

The statue is much smaller than the towering, well-known Sphinx in the Pyramids of Giza complex, which is 66 feet (20 meters) high. The archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with ...

Eat your heart out, Oedipus. An ancient temple in southern Egypt yielded a smiling, Sphinx-like statue amid the remnants of a shrine, the country’s Antiquities Ministry announced Monday. Arch… ...

The Sphinx monument here is near the no. 4 puzzle room. The plaque here shows a picture of a huge human statue and the star-shaped tower at the center of the area behind it.

The statue is much smaller than the towering, well-known Sphinx in the Pyramids of Giza complex, which is 66 feet (20 meters) high. The archaeologists also found a Roman-era stone slab with ...

Experts described the statue as having a face with royal features, including a slight smile, two dimples and traces of yellow and red. The sphinx is also wearing a Nemes — a royal headdress.

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ...

It is not uncommon for new sphinx statues to be found in Egypt. But the country's most famous sphinx, the Great Sphinx of Giza, dates back to around 2,500 BC and represents the ancient Egyptian ...

QENA, Egypt — Archaeologists unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt, antiquities authorities said Monday. The artifacts were found in ...

Authorities say archaeologists have unearthed a Sphinx-like Roman-era statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt.