The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is believed to be the head of Khafre and his guardian spirit for his entire burial complex. Carved from the natural ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is thought to symbolize the pharaoh's power and ...

Using a 3D scanner, they monitored how the mound of clay changed its shape over time, roughly resembling the shape of the Sphinx. "The harder or more resistant material became the 'head' of the ...

And it laid down softer silts and sediments that became the layers you see in the body and head of the Great Sphinx. As you see in the body of the Sphinx, in the chest for example, these layers ...

One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great Sphinx, the world's oldest monumental sculpture. Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet ...