the largest sphinxes
This is one of the largest sphinxes outside of Egypt. It is made of granite. It was found in 1825 CE among the ruins of the Temple of Amun at Tanis (the capital of Egypt during the 21st and 22nd dynasties).
The sphinx is inscribed with the names of the pharaohs Amenemhat II (12th Dynasty, 1929-1895 BC), Merneptah (19th Dynasty, 1212-02 BC), and Shoshenq I (22nd Dynasty, 945-24 BC). According to archaeologists, certain details suggest that this sphinx dates to an earlier period - the Old Kingdom (c. 2600 BC).
The spinx is housed at the Lourve in Paris. The Louvre acquired it in 1826 as part of the second Egyptian collection of Henry Salt, whose purchase was led on behalf of the French state by Jean-François Champollion
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