The Great Sphinx of Giza - Giza Plateau, Cairo, 2550BC

In ancient Egypt, sphinxes were statues representing deities, with the body of a lion and the head of some other animal or of man, frequently a likeness of the king. The most famous of all Egyptian sphinxes is the Great Sphinx of Giza, near the pyramids, which dated around 2500 BC.14"L x 5"H