September 20, 2021

Sphinx of Darius the Great, of Persia

This is a primary source depiction of one of the Darius the Great sphinxes. School textbooks are still using artists' representations rather than the archaeological finds--I will post more on the African-hair (statue-type) reliefs, at some point. 

Mesopotamia, Sumer were greater Africa to the ancient mind. Ref: Darius the Great, Louvre