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  • Image Gallery 1 - Images of the Great Sphinx 16th -18th centuries CE
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  • The Sex of the Great Sphinx of Giza
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Limestone Blocks from the Sphinx Temple (Giza Plateau) 

These massive limestone blocks from the Sphinx Temple were quarried from the same local bedrock as the Great Sphinx itself. They illustrate the type of limestone used to carve the monument, as well as how surrounding structures were constructed from material extracted during the excavation of the Sphinx enclosure.

Source: Digitally enhanced and edited from an original image at Wikimedia, Silar (2010)

©K Taylor 2020-2026 Research, analysis, and editorial content by K.Taylor.  Historical images are reproduced from public-domain sources unless otherwise credited.
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