Sphinx Fragment Found by Hebrew University of Jerusalem Archaeologists at the Tel Hazoxcavations in (IMAGE)

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Sphinx Fragment Found by Hebrew University of Jerusalem Archaeologists at the Tel Hazoxcavations in

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This fragment of a Sphinx statue was found by Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeologists at the excavations at Tel Hazor, Israel, north of the Sea of Galilee. A hieroglyphic inscription ties the Sphinx to an Egyptian king who was a builder of the Giza pyramids, approximately 2500 BCE. The statue is unique, as the only one anywhere bearing this pharaoh's name.

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Photo courtesy of Hebrew University archaeologists, Prof. Amnon Ben-Tor and Dr. Sharon Zuckerman.

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