# Hawass 1994: The Passage under the Sphinx

> Zahi Hawass, Mark Lehner, 1994. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the one sub-Sphinx cavity actually explored.

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# The Passage under the Sphinx

Zahi Hawass, Mark Lehner, 1994. _Hommages à Jean Leclant, vol. 1 (Bibliothèque d'Étude 106/1), IFAO, Cairo: 201-216_.

Reports the re-examination in 1980 of the passage Baraize had opened in the Sphinx's rump, a shallow cut with no chamber.

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## What it's used for here

Source for the one sub-Sphinx cavity actually explored.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Zahi Hawass](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx/people/FIG0CTWS55P50FZ/zahi-hawass)

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[The Great Sphinx of Giza](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx)

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## Cite it

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Hawass, Z., & Lehner, M. (1994). The Passage under the Sphinx. Hommages à Jean Leclant, vol. 1 (Bibliothèque d'Étude 106/1), IFAO, Cairo: 201-216. https://giza.fas.harvard.edu/pubdocs/651/full/
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[Read it free at giza.fas.harvard.edu](https://giza.fas.harvard.edu/pubdocs/651/full/)

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