THE SPHINX'S AGE.
The famous sphinx near the pyramids of Gizeh was thoroughly investigated by Professor Erman, who at a recent meeting of the Berlin Academy delivered a lecture almmt its probable age. Careful researches show that it could not have been built previous to the so-called ‘ Middle King doni,’ or about 2,otMi B.C. Between her front paws there was originally the image of a deity, all trace of which has at the present time disappeared. For the build ing of the colossal work more than twenty years must have Im»cii neeessarv. even if I,.*HM men had l»een employed all the time.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XIX, 30 October 1897, Page 603
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102THE SPHINX'S AGE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue XIX, 30 October 1897, Page 603
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