3.3.6 Gap under southern large masonry box.2.5 Early European descriptions of the Great Sphinx of Giza.The archaeological evidence suggests that it was created by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of Khafre ( c. The Sphinx is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt and one of the most recognisable statues in the world. Its nose was broken off for unknown reasons between the 3rd and 10th centuries AD. It measures 73 m (240 ft) long from paw to tail, 20 m (66 ft) high from the base to the top of the head and 19 m (62 ft) wide at its rear haunches. The original shape of the Sphinx was cut from the bedrock, and has since been restored with layers of limestone blocks. The face of the Sphinx appears to represent the pharaoh Khafre. Facing directly from west to east, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human, and the body of a lion.

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