The Great Sphinx in Cairo

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The world’s oldest monumental sculpture, carved from limestone rock on the Giza Plateau. The Great Sphinx depicts a lion with a human head, traditionally believed to represent Pharaoh Khafre.

The world’s oldest monumental sculpture, carved from limestone rock on the Giza Plateau. The Great Sphinx depicts a lion with a human head, traditionally believed to represent Pharaoh Khafre.