Egypt and Libya, March 19 - April 2, 2006 / 20060321g_SM_AlabasterSphinxMemphis

Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net

This sphinx is carved out of a single piece of alabaster (now with some significant restoration in places). Opinions vary on whose portrait this is intended to be, but it dates to around 1340-1400BC, so it's older than Ramses II.

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