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Great Sphinx of Giza

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a large sculpture on the west bank of the Nile River. The Great Sphinx is not a true sphinx; it is the head of King Chephren with a crouching body. It was built in the Fourth Dynasty (2723 BCE-2563 BCE)

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The Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt

See also: Sphinx, Great Pyramid of Giza

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