A former minister of archaeology and professor of archaeology at Ain Shams University said that a "magnificent" smiling sphinx of a Roman emperor was found at an ancient Egypt site.
With deep sandy eyes and a wide smirk, the statue is probably modeled on the Roman emperor Claudius, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement Monday. He ruled from A.D. 41 to 54 and is credited with extending the Roman rule to parts of North Africa.
Ancient Egyptian sphinxes often ...
