Sphinx Above Stylised Structure – Dream Stele Detail (Lepsius)

Detail from Lepsius’ 19th-century recording of the Dream Stele of Thutmose IV, showing the Great Sphinx positioned above a stylised, temple-like structure with a doorway beneath. Such schematic representations have contributed to speculation about chambers under the Sphinx, although modern archaeological investigations have not confirmed the existence of large hidden rooms.

Source: General Research Division, The New York Public Library.. Neues Reich. Dynastie XVIII. Pyramiden von Giseh [Jîzah]. (1849 – 1856) Stele vor dem grossen Sphinx.

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