A sphinx-like statue and a Roman-era stone slab with inscriptions on it have been discovered in Egpyt, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a press release Monday.
Archeologists from Ain Shams University unearthed the Roman-era statue during a dig at the Dendera temple complex, located north of Luxor in the Qena province in southern Egypt. Researchers believe the smiling sphinx is modeled on Roman Emperor Claudius. Along with the statue, a stone slab with hieroglyphic and demotic inscriptions was discovered. These finds are just a few of the many recent discoveries announced by the antiquities ministry.
“The statue is really beautiful, its face is characterised by royal features that are depicted quite precisely,” Dr. Mamdouh El Damaty, the excavation leader said. “The traces of a
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