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minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoYou mean the head or the body of the Sphinx? Head, I’ll agree, body - mmmm - doesn’t seem to be that complex but maybe I’m missing something.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoThe stones above the base. The head and body primarily. The base was carved out of stone in situ, but as I understand it, they had to build up the body and head. To be fair, I’m remembering this from a paper I read in college in 98 or 99.
You mean the head or the body of the Sphinx? Head, I’ll agree, body - mmmm - doesn’t seem to be that complex but maybe I’m missing something.
The stones above the base. The head and body primarily. The base was carved out of stone in situ, but as I understand it, they had to build up the body and head. To be fair, I’m remembering this from a paper I read in college in 98 or 99.