Hatshepsut's sphinx looks quintessentially "Egyptian" and explicitly draws from the oldest and most conservative Egyptian models; Ashurnasirpal's door guardians have become a symbol of his reign and, ultimately, the entire Assyrian civilization, but may originally have reflected outside influences.
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