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It is an explosion of stories told through painting, stone, bronze, terra cotta, textiles and even an 18th-century enamel pendant chockablock with Vishnu avatars, including the human-boar Varaha, the lion-headed Narasimha and the fish-bodied Matsya.
From Stillness, Cosmic Action Lee Lawrence 2011
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And maybe toss in one of those Egyptian lion-headed statues standing guard in the Temple of Dendur to land a right-handed bat?
Trading a Monet for a Solid Southpaw Joe Queenan 2011
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Sri Sinha-sinha — This lion-headed goddess, with the lion headed-man on her pedestal, is probably intended forNarasinha, the sakti or female energy of theNarasinha avatara.
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Then he looked down and there was the lion-headed spoon floating before him.
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One interesting object in the show connecting Egyptian magic to Judeo-Christian tradition is a lion-headed "gargoyle" that most likely adorned a temple dating to the Late (525-332 B.C.) or Ptolemaic (332-30 B.C.) periods.
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Two sphinx representing Tiy and Amenhotep III as well as 10 statues in black granite of the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet, who protected the pharaohs, we also found by the archeologists and presented to reporters and senior officials.
Archive 2008-03-01 Jan 2008
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Both Zu and Siris are seen as massive birds who can breathe fire and water, although Zu is alternately seen as a lion-headed eagle cf: The Griffin.
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When they got home Egyptomania gripped France, where stylish builders added lion-headed, winged everything to everything.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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Water spouts at different levels along with miniature collection pools and lion-headed gargoyles complete the fountain.
Poha – As homely as it gets… Jyothsna 2007
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Water spouts at different levels along with miniature collection pools and lion-headed gargoyles complete the fountain.
Archive 2007-06-01 Jyothsna 2007
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