Finally, although it was never finished, the Temple of the Sphinx was built from locally quarried limestone, similar to that of the Great Sphinx and Khafre’s other temples.

The sphinx was discovered in the Kom Obmo temple. Archeologists also uncovered two sandstone reliefs from King Ptolemy V in the temple. The Kom Ombo temple is considered a double temple.

Archaeologists have discovered a stunning sphinx statue at an ancient temple in southern Egypt. The sandstone statue was discovered during a project to reduce groundwater at Kom Ombo temple in ...

Mohamed Abdel Aziz, director general of Luxor Antiquities, announced the find Sunday, according to Egypt Today. The sphinx was found at the site of a road connecting Luxor Temple and the Temple of ...

The Sphinx itself, it seems, symbolized the pharaoh presenting offerings to the sun god in the court of the temple.” Hawass concurs, saying the Sphinx represents Khafre as Horus, the Egyptians ...

Archeologists found two large sphinx statues during the restoration of a temple in Luxor, Egypt. The "Temple of Millions of Years" was a vast funerary temple of King Amenhotep III, who ruled about ...

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 ...

A sphinx found at an ancient Egyptian temple may depict the face of the Roman emperor Claudius, but not everyone agrees with this interpretation. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Mark Lehner returns to the Sphinx temple to solve the final mystery. The ruins of the temple sit just 10 yards in front of the paws of the Sphinx. There, Lehner finds a series of mysterious pillars.

Twenty-one giant sphinxes lined a path to an 800-foot-wide temple. Legend has it that after the filming was done, ... The sphinx statues were hollow and, over time, filled with sand.

Archeologists discover oldest non-royal mummy ever in Egypt 01:31. Archaeologists unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt, antiquities ...