The Great Sphinx
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT IS IT?
IT IS A STATUE OF A RECLINING SPHINX (A MYTHICAL CREATURE WITH A LION'S BODY AND A HUMAN HEAD).
Photo by Oh Paris
WHO AND WHEN WAS IT BUILT?
THE GREAT SPHINX WAS BUILT IN 2500 BC BY THE PHARAOH KHAFRA
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WHY IS IT SO FAMOUS?
The Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest and oldest statues
Photo by raunov
WHY IS ITS NOSE MISSING?
CHISELS WERE HAMMERED INTO THE NOSE, AND THEN USED IT TO PRY THE NOSE OFF
Photo by Brendan Costigan
IT'S BEARD IS MISSING TOO? WHY?
Egyptologist Vassil Dobrev has suggested that had the beard been an original part of the Sphinx, it would have damaged the chin of the statue
Photo by Humpalumpa
