From left, René Burri, “Barbara Chase-Riboud at Deir el-Bahri,” 1958; Artin DerBalian, “Louis and Lucille in Egypt at the Sphinx,” 1961; Muhammad Ali at Giza, 1966; and Ahmed Shehaby, “Mike and Kiki Tyson at Giza,” 2019.Credit...Jeenah Moon for The New York Times
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Sphinx is a
zoomorphic mythological figure, depicted as a recumbent lion with a human head. It has its origins in sculpted figures of
Old Kingdom Egypt, to which the
ancient Greeks applied their own name for a female monster, the "strangler", an archaic figure of
Greek mythology. Similar creatures appear throughout South and South-East Asia, and the sphinx enjoyed a major revival in European decorative art from the
Renaissance onwards.
「獅身人面」
Zoomorphic weights were widespread in the ancient world. Weights in the shape of frogs and toads were rare in the Near East, but they do occur in Egypt.
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Derivatives
zoomorphism
Pronunciation: /ˌzuːəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/
/ˌzəʊəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/
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Origin
Late 19th century: from
zoo- 'of animals' + Greek
morphē 'form'
+ -ic.
stal・ac・tite
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n. 鍾乳石.
ash・lar, ash・ler
━━ n. 【建】切石（積み）.
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