These two sphinxes sit on either side of the pathway opposite the Art Gallery of New South Wales, along Art Gallery Road at The Domain. The sphinx in Greek mythology was a creature with the body of a lion and the head of a woman. These sculptures are bronze casts of the two original sandstone sphinxes that sat near the swings on the eastern side of Art Gallery Road for many years. The bronze casts were commissioned by the Friends of The Botanic Gardens and unveiled here in 1997.
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