# The head is as first carved; its size reflects the block of Member III rock available and a deliberate layout.

> Most likely: The head is as first carved; its size reflects the block of Member III rock available and a deliberate layout.

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# The head is as first carved; its size reflects the block of Member III rock available and a deliberate layout.

The head is as first carved; its size reflects the block of Member III rock available and a deliberate layout.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The head and nemes share one set of proportions and tool marks with the original body surface.

## What would rule it out

- Documented traces of an earlier, larger head outline in the neck or shoulders.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Lehner's survey records the head carved from the harder Member III beds, a limited block, with the nemes and…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/evidence/EVD0CTWSXTR2NQ3/lehners-survey-records-the-head-carved-from-the-harder)

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## The questions it answers

[Was the head recarved from an earlier head?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/questions/QST0CTWSDQ421NG/was-the-head-recarved-from-an-earlier-head)

Part of [What did the Sphinx originally represent?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/questions/QST0CTWSDFA7K8D/what-did-the-sphinx-originally-represent)

Most likelyThe head is as first carved; its size reflects the block of Member III rock available and a deliberate layout

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The head is as first carved; its size reflects the block of Member III rock available and a deliberate layout. [Answer ANS0CTWSXJY0SVW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CTWSXJY0SVW
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