The great Sphinx of Giza
Magic lantern slide circa 1900. Victorian The great Sphinx of Giza. The Terrifying One; literally: Father of Dread), commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. Facing directly from West to East, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of the Sphinx is generally believed to represent the Pharaoh Khafre. . (Photo by: Sue Short/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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