This is a sculpture in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. It's pretty beat up and I have no idea what it's supposed to be of. For some reason, though, it continues to intrigue me every time I look at it. So here it is for the rest of you.

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Wait. Did someone cut the head off the mermaid in Copenhagen again??
Google is strangely silent on that one. In fact, try finding a photo of a bronze that is NOT Poseidon next to a pool, even when you exclude Poseidon and pools from the search.
I think it's a standing sphinx!
Here's what looks like the whole body: https://www.living4media.com/images/11269633-A-metal-figure-with-wings-in-the-Garden-of-the-Palace-of-Versailles
(If I'm right, then you got a better angle on her face, Kevin.)