Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered broken statues of ancient royalty at a sun temple in Heliopolis, an archaeological site that was once a major city near what is now Cairo. The stone-carved ...

Archeologists in Egypt have discovered a Sphinx-like statue that likely dates back to the time of Ancient Rome, authorities said Monday. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a ...

CAIRO – 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 the temple of ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus — better known as Claudius — ascended the throne as the emperor of ancient Rome. During his 13-year reign, Claudius expanded the ...

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 Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of a small sphinx beside the Dendera Temple in Qena, Egypt. The Roman-era sphinx, much smaller than its monumental ...

People have been puzzled by sphinxes, at least since the time of the ancient Greeks. And now, we can count another riddle of the mythical Egyptian creature that is part-lion, part-human. The feet of a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. MARKS: WEDGWOOD (impressed). The ...