CPY0CTWT0RG08C1·Copy · object
The Great Sphinx of Giza: photograph
The Great Sphinx of Giza: photograph
About 73 m long and 20 m high, cut from Members I to III of the Mokattam Formation. The nose was lost before the fifteenth century; al-Maqrizi blamed a Sufi iconoclast in 1378. The body was cleared and repaired many times, so the original carved surface is visible only in places beneath the cladding.
Mark Lehner. CC BY 4.0
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PhotographMark Lehner · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 4.01 step from the original
Where it was made
The Great Sphinx · Rock-cut statue
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Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Great Sphinx of Giza: photograph [Copy CPY0CTWT0RG08C1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CTWT0RG08C1
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title = {The Great Sphinx of Giza: photograph},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Artifact, catalog key CPY0CTWT0RG08C1},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CTWT0RG08C1}
}