sphinxes

n.

an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon

one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

The Sphinxes Avenue Excavations to the East Bank of Luxor
The Sphinxes Avenue Excavations to the East Bank of Luxor
Sphinxes and Harpies in Medieval Islamic Art: An Iconographical Study
Ivory sphinxes of North Syrian tradition: the Flame and Frond School
Tilting at the sphinxes: Locating urban informality in Egyptian cities
SANDSTONE SPHINXES OF QUEEN HATSHEPSUT FROM DEIR EL-BAHARI: PRELIMINARY REMARKS
Alteration parameters affecting the Luxor Avenue of the Sphinxes-Egypt
Architecture, Astronomy, and Sacred Space: The Case of the Avenue of the Sphinxes
Architecture, Astronomy, and Sacred Space: The Case of the Avenue of the Sphinxes
An EIS study of the conservation treatment of the bronze sphinxes at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional (Madrid)