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Was the Sphinx carved out of limestone?
The Great Sphinx, believed to be the most immense stone sculpture in the round ever made by man, was carved [sculpted] from a huge rectangular bedrock block of limestone.
Why is nose on the Sphinx missing?
When Napoleon soldiers from France was drunk they shot the Sphinx nose so constantly that it finally fell off the Sphinx,Which made a great but untrue fable.The first recorded picture of the Great Sphinx was painted hundreds of years before Napoleon's Army arrived in Egypt. It had no nose then so it was not an effort by the French to destroy a historical monument.The most likely reason was not man made, but a minute natural fissure that expanded over the centuries..
A colossal stone figure in Egypt with a man's head and a lion's body?
The Great Sphinx of Egypt.
The sphinx near the Great Pyramid has the body of a?
The name of this sphinx is called the Great Sphinx, by the way.... The Great Sphinx has the body of a lion, but it has the head of a man. Historians believe that this head is a replica of Khafre (cah-freh), a pharaoh who supposedly had the monument built. The lion symbolizes power, while the human head symbolizes intelligence and control.
What is the imaginary Egyptian beast with the head of a man and the body of a lion called?
The ancient Egyptian Sphinx has the head of a man and the body of a lion. Also, in Egyptian mythology, there is a creature called the Anubite that is half of a man and half of a jackal.
What two animals is the great sphinx made of?
The Great Sphinx has the body of a lion but the head of a Pharaoh.
Was lake Texoma a man made lake or a naturaly made lake?
Man made
What are Egypt's major man made landmarks?
sphinx, great pyramids of giza
Was the sphinx face always a human?
The answer is the great Sphinx is indeed a man
How was the great sphinx constructed?
The Great Sphinx, believed to be the most immense stone sculpture in the round ever made by man, was carved [sculpted] from a huge rectangular bedrock block of limestone.
Was the Sphinx carved out of limestone?
The Great Sphinx, believed to be the most immense stone sculpture in the round ever made by man, was carved [sculpted] from a huge rectangular bedrock block of limestone.
Did the great sphinx have the head of a man or women?
both i think
Who had a huge sculpted lion with a man's head?
Egypt did, the great sphinx.
Why is nose on the Sphinx missing?
When Napoleon soldiers from France was drunk they shot the Sphinx nose so constantly that it finally fell off the Sphinx,Which made a great but untrue fable.The first recorded picture of the Great Sphinx was painted hundreds of years before Napoleon's Army arrived in Egypt. It had no nose then so it was not an effort by the French to destroy a historical monument.The most likely reason was not man made, but a minute natural fissure that expanded over the centuries..
A colossal stone figure in Egypt with a man's head and a lion's body?
The Great Sphinx of Egypt.
The Great Sphinx is half human and half what?
It has the body of a lion and the head of a man.
What was the name of the creature sculpted in stone that has the body of a lion and the head of a human?
The ancient Egyptian beast with the body of a lion and head of a man is called the Sphinx.
