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a drawing of a red dragon with gold stars around it's neck and wings
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discarding images - dragon cub book of hours, Paris ca. 1410 LA, Getty...
a statue of a lion with wings on it's back and its tail curled up
A GREEK BRONZE SPHINX , CIRCA 530 B.C. | Christie's
A GREEK BRONZE SPHINX CIRCA 530 B.C. The winged sphinx with curled tail, her hair drawn back and falling in sections onto the shoulders, with almond-shaped eyes, standing on fragmentary curved rod support, mounted 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
an ancient statue in the shape of a kneeling man with his arm wrapped around him
Ancient etruscan art
etruscans history | Ancient etruscan art — Stock Photo © Wieslaw Jarek #16292875
an old stone object with a horse on it
Mushussu (also known as Mushhushshu or Sirrush) is the Dragon of Babylon and one of two animals depicted on the Ishtar Gate. This kudurru dates back to the Second Dynasty of Isin, 1156-1025 BCE. Newly unearthed artifacts depicting the Mushussu or Mushhushshu that were kept in Babylon Museum in Iraq were stolen in mid October 2012.
an ancient statue with several owls around it and a woman standing next to the wall
God Has Been a Woman Since the Beginning of Time
God Has Been a Woman Since the Beginning of Time - Broadly
the sphinx statue is in front of the pyramids
Another Ancient Sphinx Is Discovered Near the Valley of the Kings, Adding Fuel for Egypt's Tourism Rebound | Artnet News
Another Ancient Sphinx Is Discovered Near the Valley of the Kings, Adding Fuel for Egypt's Tourism Rebound | artnet News
a decorative plate with an animal on the front and black dots around the rim,
A GREEK BLACK-FIGURED FOOTED PLATE , CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C. | Christie's
A GREEK BLACK-FIGURED FOOTED PLATE CIRCA LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C. The tondo with a seated winged sphinx facing left, enclosed within a double band of ivy, with dotted lotus bud chain on the rim, some details in added red and white, the stem and foot missing 8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) diameter
an image of a man with a bird on his back and the words, sprink before a human head
Sphinx before a Human Head
Sphinx before a Human Head. Illustration from History of Greece by Victor Duruy (Boston, 1890).
two stone sculptures are shown against a black background
Hittite, Sphinx, Boğazköy- Hattuşa, Ancient Orient Museum, İstanbul(Erdinç Bakla archive)
an ancient stone sculpture with a horse and carriage on it's back end, in a museum display
Metopa raffigurante una Sfinge alata. Tempio Y - Tempio "delle piccole metope". Metà VI sec. a.C. Selinunte - Museo Salinas di Palermo
a marble block with a lion on it's side and another animal in the background
Sarcophagus with scenes from the myth of Meleager (side panel). Paris, Louvre Museum
Sarcophagus with scenes from the myth of Meleagre (side panel). Marble. Roman work ca. 180 A.D. Inv. No. Ma 539. Paris, Louvre Museum.
a decorative plate with an animal on it
sphinx moving towards right, Ionic Rhodian black-figure plate, About 600-575 BC, From Kamiros,Louvre
an ancient sculpture is shown in the dark
Architrave block from the Temple of Athena at Assos with facing sphinxes. MFA Boston
Architrave block from the Temple of Athena at Assos with facing sphinxes. MFA Boston
an ancient stone statue with a bird on it's head and wings in the shape of a vase
Lessing, Erich, photographer. Sphinx carrying an incense burner, limestone.
Sphinx carrying an incense burner, limestone. From a tomb in Marion, Cyprus, Persian period. AM 90 Louvre, Departement des Antiquites Orientales, Paris, France
a statue of a monkey with a crown on its head and tail sitting in front of a black background
Sphinx known as purushamriga in Sanskrit depicted on a dipa or lamp used for the diparadhana