[bigheadfred]

All they have to do is dig the other one up on the other side of the pyramid and all questions will be answered...

[SunkenCiv]

Heh... "The Second Sphinx Theory"...

My guess remains this -- that there was an earlier head of some sort; the rock decayed, and a big chunk of it overhanging the neck fell off. It got recarved at least once, possibly during the 25th dynasty. Cosmic ray exposure dating could settle it (for the head only -- the body has been covered with sand for most of the past 2500 years).

25th dynasty sphinx

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