sphinxes
plural ofsphinx
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sphinxes
The great libraries and the ingenious systems that support them are thesphinxesof early twentieth century information systems—magnificent, monolithic and obsolete.
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The scene is flanked by twosphinxeswhich are separated from it by a band of lotus blossoms and palmettes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the 1990s four newsphinxeswere located on the roof.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the orientalising period, such tripods were frequently decorated with figural protomes, in the shape of griffins,sphinxesand other fantastic creatures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is fueled by contradictory impulses, represented by the black and whitesphinxesthat pull his chariot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The top of the plaque shows a pair ofsphinxesflanking a lotus blossom and framed by two date palms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The images of fantastic animals, (griffins,sphinxes, winged animals, and beasts with human heads) were depicted in their works with a distinctive style.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The second rower's shield depicts a flaming altar with foursphinxes, a coiling serpent and an open eye that looks downwards.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Opposite the entrance, there are a set of 21 steps, ascending a stepped pyramid shaped garden and surmounted by twosphinxes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fifth frieze showssphinxesand griffins flanking lotus blossom and palmettes ornaments and panthers and lions attacking bulls, a boar, and a deer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Recently six life-size limestone sculptures were discovered, of which two representedsphinxesand four represented lions in a crouching position.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Flanking each column are twosphinxes(four in total) lying on his stomach and covered with claft.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There were originally foursphinxeson the roof, but they had to be removed after some 30 years because of bad quality.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is a stylized window with prison bars between thesphinxes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other elements includesphinxes, snakes, and celestial mosaics.
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