The sphinx, in tradition, has the
haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of
a woman
The sphinx is seen as loving and
benevolent by the people of Egypt
Egyptians believe that the head of the sphinx was meant to
represent the pharaoh Khafre
The name given to it is “Horus of the
Horizon” and could have been seen as
some sort of Egyptian God
The Sphinx looks very big; it was made of limestone and looks
kind of a yellowish/greyish colour
There are cracks in the sculpture which shows it is very old, also it is outside the pyramids which it
may be seen as a protector
The Narmer Pallete is one of the earliest Egyptian sculpture
and is engraved with very early
hieroglyphics
The Narmer Pallete portrays victory of Upper Egypt over
Lower Egypt
There is a man holding another
man’s head as he is about to kill him.
This may represent that there was a war and this man and his army was victorious
It is made from grey-green siltstone. There is a image of 2 beasts and 2 men as if they where taming these beasts that look like lions with snake heads this may represent Egyptian Gods
It is a large and very heavy sculpture and may have been used
for ritual purposes
Annotation of 2 Different Egyptian Sculptures
Irbaaz Syed