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The Great Sphinx at Giza, 4th dynasty. wooden sphinx Great Sphinx and the pyramid of Khafre
Why is the Great Sphinx's nose missing?
Great Sphinx and pyramid of Khafre Memphis, Egypt: alabaster sphinx Karnak: avenue of sphinxes head of a female sphinx Attic cup: Oedipus and the Sphinx sphinx of Sheshonk
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Why is the Great Sphinx's nose missing?
An investigation into who damaged the Great Sphinx, near Giza, Egypt.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Rasoul Ali/Dreamstime.com

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The Great Sphinx at Giza, 4th dynasty.
E. Streichan/Shostal Associates
wooden sphinx
Striding winged sphinx, wood with paint, from Thebes, Egypt, c. 1352–36...
Photograph by Katie Chao. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 56.100
Great Sphinx and the pyramid of Khafre
The Great Sphinx with the pyramid of Khafre in the background, near Giza, Egypt.
© Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Great Sphinx and pyramid of Khafre
The Great Sphinx and the pyramid of Khafre, near Giza, Egypt.
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Memphis, Egypt: alabaster sphinx
Alabaster sphinx in Memphis, Egypt.
© eugen_z/Fotolia
Karnak: avenue of sphinxes
Avenue of sphinxes leading to the main temple precinct at the ruins of the Great...
© Gelia/Fotolia
head of a female sphinx
Head from a female sphinx, chlorite, Egypt, c. 1876–42 bce;...
Photograph by Katie Chao. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 56.85
Attic cup: Oedipus and the Sphinx
Oedipus and the Sphinx, interior of an Attic red-figured kylix...
Album/Alamy
sphinx of Sheshonk
Sphinx of King Sheshonk, bronze figure from Egypt, c. 945–718 bce;...
Photograph by Katie Chao. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 33.586
Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx at Giza, 4th dynasty
E. Streichan/Shostal Associates
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