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Sphinxes (Mythology)

Mythological creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion

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Images referencing Sphinxes (Mythology)

12 images from works
  • Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.
  • The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.
  • A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • The holy family resting among animals in Egypt. Etching by B. Baron, 1724, after F. Solimena.
  • A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A curule chair, a Greek metal candelabra, a bowl supported by sphinxes, a Roman standard, a clay torch and a Roman dagger. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.
  • Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase placed on a pedestal on top of a sarcophagus; and two other vases. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

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Nile River
Vases
Egypt - In the Bible