05-06-2023-0922 - Hittite sphinx. Basalt. 8th century BC. From Sam'al. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul. ; Head from a female sphinx, c. 1876–1842 BC, Brooklyn Museum ; Sphinxes lining a quay in front of St Petersburg Academy of Arts (1835).

Hittite sphinx. Basalt. 8th century BC. From Sam'al. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.

 

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Head from a female sphinx, c. 1876–1842 BC, Brooklyn Museum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx#/media/File:Head_from_a_Female_Sphinx,_ca._1876-1842_B.C.E.,56.85.jpg

3000-year-old sphinxes were imported from Egypt to embellish public spaces in Saint Petersburg and other European capitals.

Maxim Vorobiev - http://bibliotekar.ru/Kartiny1/47.htm

Sphinxes lining a quay in front of St Petersburg Academy of Arts (1835).

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx#/media/File:Sphinxes.jpg