Two Sphinxes, (sculpture).

Two Sphinxes, (sculpture).

Federal-Seaboard Terra Cotta Company, fabricator.

Two Sphinxes, (sculpture).

Cast 1966. Dedicated May 1968.

Sculpture: terra cotta; Base: limestone.

2 units. Each sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. x 10 1/2 ft.; Each base: approx. 6 in. x 3 ft. x 10 ft. 2 1/2 in. (2,000 lbs. each)

Two terra cotta sphinxes flank the entrance to a building. The sculptures rest on limestone bases.

Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Waco

Scottish Rite Temple, 2801 West Waco Drive, Waco, Texas 76707

The sphinxes were copied from a design on the Supreme Council Building in Washington, D.C. The sculpture was presented as a gift in 1966 from the El Paso Scottish Rite Bodies. The sculpture was kept in storage from 1966 until May 1968 and was dedicated upon completion of the building.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1994.

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