Double Sphinx Representation on the Dream Stele of Thutmose IV

Detail from Lepsius’ illustration of the Dream Stele of Thutmose IV (c. 1400 BCE), showing the Great Sphinx depicted in a paired, back-to-back form. This dual representation reflects ancient Egyptian symbolic concepts, such as the eastern and western horizons, associated with the god Aker.

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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