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From Kimberly Powell SphinxThe Sphinx, featuring the head and torso of a human grafted to the body of a lion, guards the tomb.  ©2005 Kimberly Powell This female Sphinx symbolically guards the entrance to a mausoleum in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA. This popular neo-Egyptian design is sometimes found in modern cemeteries. The male Egyptian sphinx is modeled after the Great Sphinx at Giza. The female, often appearing barebreasted, is the Greek Sphinx. Discovering Ancestors in the CemeteryCemetery Research - Step by StepHow to Do a Tombstone RubbingTips for Taking Great Cemetery Pictures Symbols & SymbolismReligious SymbolsSymbols of the Free MasonsCeltic & Druid Symbols |
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