under the shadow of the sphinx; A souvenir of Churchill with ancient history!

The “Sphinx Statue” of Giza is one of the oldest and most symbolic ancient monuments in the world, which is located on the west bank of the Nile River and next to the Pyramids of Giza, near Cairo. This statue has a combined body like a lion’s body and a human head, which is considered a symbol of power, wisdom and rulership.

A black and white picture of Winston Churchill, Gertrude Bell and T.I. Lawrence” can be seen with other attendees of the Cairo conference in 1921, who were making decisions about the future of Iraq under the shadow of the Sphinx statue.