The Sphinx is a massive limestone carving created more than 4000 years ago, Cairo, Egypt

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The Sphinx is a massive limestone carving created more than 4000 years ago to depict the body of a lion and the head of an Egyptian god. It is situated near the famed Pyramids of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.

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