A light-colored stone sphinx statue, depicting a human head with a nemes headdress and cobra emblem atop a recumbent lion's body with prominent front paws, is centrally displayed in a modern, brightly lit museum gallery

A light-colored stone sphinx statue, depicting a human head with a nemes headdress and cobra emblem atop a recumbent lion's body with prominent front paws, is centrally displayed in a modern, brightly lit museum gallery. The statue rests on a rough-hewn stone base, elevated by a contemporary white plinth. In the background, to the right of the sphinx, a person, possibly male, with dark hair, wearing a reddish-brown long-sleeved top and dark trousers, carries a light-colored shoulder bag while observing the exhibits. The museum space features a high, light-colored ceiling with visible metallic structural elements and diffuse overhead lighting, and pale, possibly reflective, wall panels. Other white display plinths are visible in the background. This scene is located within the Louvre-Lens museum in Lens, France.