Sphinxes and the 896 Sphinx Minor Planet - Paris, France - Extraterrestrial Locations on Waymarking.com

Two sphinxes serve as the support for this Ceres (Bacchus) Throne.
From the Louvre's website for this piece (visit link) we learn that it is part of the Vatican Collection, was made from marble in the 18th century by F. A. Franzoni and that the sphinxes are probably of ancient origen.

And Wikipedia has this brief entry about the minor planet (visit link)

"896 Sphinx is a minor planet orbiting the Sun...

Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date August 1, 1918
Designations
Alternative names 1918 DV
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 2.660 AU
Perihelion 1.911 AU
Semi-major axis 2.285 AU
Eccentricity 0.164
Orbital period 3.455 a
Mean anomaly 111.796°
Inclination 8.190°
Longitude of ascending node 254.266°
Argument of perihelion 1.445°"

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