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Sphinxes in Indian Art and Tradition

Figure 3. Purushamriga dipa or ritual lamp depicting the
sphinx from the Shri Shvetaranyeshvara temple at Tiruvenkadu

Brass
Date unknown
Approximately 20 cm.
Photo by Raja Deekshithar, 2003



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