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    The Sphinx of Taharqo is a granite gneiss statue of a sphinx with the face of Taharqo. He was a Nubian king, who was one of the 25th Egyptian Dynasty...
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    time. Sphinx of Memphis Sphinx of Taharqo African lions in culture Lion (heraldry) List of colossal sculpture in situ List of tallest statues See Thutmose...
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    displayed near a temple in honor of Ptah. Ptah was one of the Egyptians' world-creator gods. Sphinx of Taharqo "Alabaster Sphinx". InterCity Oz (Interoz.com)...
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    Taharqa (redirect from Taharqo)
    Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo (Ancient Egyptian: 𓇿𓉔𓃭𓈎, romanized: tꜣhrwq, Akkadian: Tar-qu-ú, Hebrew: תִּרְהָקָה, romanized: Tīrhāqā, Manetho's...
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  • Thumbnail for Statues of Amun in the form of a ram protecting King Taharqa
    the yard of the National Museum of Sudan, Khartoum. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Statue of Amun ram with Taharqa. Sphinx of Taharqo Mysliwiec...
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    Inner and outer coffins of the priest Hor, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, 25th Dynasty (about 680 BC) Granite statue of the Sphinx of Taharqo (680 BC) Late Period...
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    written description and brief sketch of an Indian rhinoceros brought to Lisbon in 1515. Later that year, the King of Portugal, Manuel I, sent the animal...
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    statue of the Sphinx of Taharqo (680 BC) Late Period (664–332 BC) Saite Sarcophagus of Sasobek, the vizier (prime minister) of the northern part of Egypt...
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    David Vases (category Individual pieces of porcelain)
    The David Vases are a pair of blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty. The vases have been described as the "best-known porcelain vases in the...
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    and Brooklyn Museum 37.1784Ea-b) is one of the best known examples of ancient Egyptian mathematics. It is one of two well-known mathematical papyri, along...
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