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Eternal Egypt: Sphinx of Amenemhat the Third

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Seven sphinxes of Amenemhat were found in Tanis in the eastern Delta. They were thus called the Tanite sphinxes. Instead of the traditional Nemes headdress, the pharaoh's face is framed by a massive lion's mane that increases the sense of his majesty.

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