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How old is the Sphinx?

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How old is the Sphinx?
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RE: How old is the Sphinx?
March 17, 2013 at 3:27 pm
The head was probably re-carved into what we see now. Exposed as it was it would have been subject to far more erosion than the body which was usually covered. This artist's impression is of a lion.

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What is certain is that the head is disproportionally small compared to the body and other sphinxes in Egypt do not show this disproportion.
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How old is the Sphinx?

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How old is the Sphinx? - by naimless - March 17, 2013 at 8:12 am
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by Anomalocaris - March 17, 2013 at 11:47 am
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by popeyespappy - March 17, 2013 at 12:04 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by naimless - March 17, 2013 at 1:05 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by Minimalist - March 17, 2013 at 1:10 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by Anomalocaris - March 17, 2013 at 1:20 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by Minimalist - March 17, 2013 at 2:07 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by naimless - March 17, 2013 at 3:21 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by Minimalist - March 17, 2013 at 3:27 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by Anomalocaris - March 17, 2013 at 4:12 pm
RE: How old is the Sphinx? - by Minimalist - March 17, 2013 at 4:45 pm



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