ɹˈiːsəntli, sˈɪks juːnˈiːk lˈaɪfsˈaɪz, lˈaɪmstoʊn, ʌndˈæmɪdʒd skˈʌlptʃɚz wɜː dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪnðə ɹˈɔɪəl nɛkɹˈɑːpəliz, ʌvwˈɪtʃ tˈuː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd sfˈɪŋksᵻz ænd fˈoːɹ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd lˈaɪənz ɪn ɐ kɹˈaʊtʃɪŋ pəzˈɪʃən.
Recently, six unique life-size, limestone, undamaged sculptures were discovered in the royal necropolis, of which two represented sphinxes and four represented lions in a crouching position.