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GREAT SPHINXRyan and Michael
INFORMATION
It’s in Gizeh, Egypt
It was carved from stone in an ancient quarry in the Fourth Dynasty of The Old Kingdom(2520-2494 BCE.).
largest statue in the ancient Near East.
represents a pharaoh, either Khafre or Khufu.
It is a sphinx or lion with a human head, meant to be associated with the Sun God.
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ARTIST
Artist is unknown
OPINIONS
Ryan thought that it was incredible that they were able to sculpt such a huge statue through hard rock so long ago when they didn’t posses any advanced technology.
Michael thinks it is impressive how they were able to carve the hard rock to the shape of a human’s head and a lion’s body.