April 27, 2025
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Sphinx-like statue and shrine discovered in southern Egypt

Sphinx-like statue and shrine discovered in southern Egypt

It is thought the Roman emperor Claudius could have inspired work found in the temple of Dendera

Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt.

The artefacts were found in the temple of Dendera, in Qena province, 280 miles (450km) south of Cairo, Egypt’s antiquities ministry said.

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