Australian excavation volunteer Joshua Talbot displays the remains of a Sphinx with a hieroglyphic inscription between its paws dating circa 3rd century BCE, found during excavation in the Northern Israeli archeological site of the ancient Tel Hazor, revealed on July 9 2013. The Sphinx was sculpted for Egyptian King Mycerinus, one of the builders of the Giza pyramids, and this is the first time ever a statue dedicated to Mycerinus has been uncovered, and the first time such a finding has been unearthed in the Levant.
{"Image ImageDescription": "Australian excavation volunteer Joshua Talbot displays the remains of a Sphinx with a hieroglyphic inscription between its paws dating circa 3rd century BCE, found during excavation in the Northern Israeli archeological site of the ancient Tel Hazor, revealed on July 9 2013. The Sphinx was sculpted for Egyptian King Mycerinus, one of the builders of the Giza pyramids, and this is the first time ever a statue dedicated to Mycerinus has been uncovered, and the first time such a finding has been unearthed in the Levant.  AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA        (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}