it is a god to help them rember how to give thank to people.
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.
Firstly, the Great Sphinx is important because it was built to guard the three pyramids of Giza and to worship gods. Secondly, it shows that even in ancient times people were capable of building great monuments as big as the Great Sphinx with such simple tools. Lastly, it was a part of history, an artifact, and people would want to savor that piece of history. Wouldn't you?
what was the sphinx and what did she do
Egypt Was The Great Sphinx
How does Mesopotamian sculpture differ from Egypt sculpture?
Sphinx - Marc Quinn sculpture - was created in 2006.
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Yes, there is a sphinx still standing: the Great Sphinx of Giza. It is the oldest monumental sculpture in the world.
The Sphinx.
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.
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.
The Sphynx Glacier is in British Columbia, Canada. The Ice Sphynx is a sculpture by Stephen Cook.
The faces at Mount Rushmore are bigger (60 feet each), but the sculpture at Stone Mountain is larger over all, measuring at 90 feet by 190 feet.
It is a major accomplishment of ancient engineering, an important piece of cultural history, and is quite an interesting sculpture/structure in its own right.
The three large pyramids, including the Great Pyramid, at Giza, also the site of the famous sculpture, the Great Sphinx.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is statue of a reclining lion wich has the face of a human. It is the largest monolith monument of the world standing 73,5 meters long, 6 meters wide and 20 meters high. It is the oldest monumental sculpture since it is believed that it was constructed by the ancient Egyptians in the 3 millennium BCE.
The Sphinx of Giza in Egypt is a massive sculpture with the body of a lion and a human head. It is believed to have been built during the Old Kingdom period, around 2500 BC, and is a well-known symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization.