I'm walking through the galleries of the British Museum heading for a stone sphinx. Sphinxes - statues with a lion's body and a man's head - are creatures of myth and legend, but they're also one ...

A day in Egypt can be best spent enjoying the ancient world. Find out about the Pyramids with a bonus stop at the Museum of ...

Some archeologists have noticed that the human head of the Great Sphinx of Giza is too small for it's lion body. One theory is that the sphinx was originally not a sphinx at all. What Was on the ...

Don't overlook the Penn Museum in Philadelphia ... Expect to see the largest ancient Egyptian sphinx in the Western Hemisphere, one of the oldest known wine vessels in the world (5400-5000 ...

One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great Sphinx, the world's oldest monumental sculpture. Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet ...

offered guests a private tour of the pyramids and the sphinx without interruption, as well as a close look at a statue of Ramses II. The couple also hosted a party at the Grand Egyptian Museum ...

The Great Sphinx is carefully placed within Giza, protecting the tombs of Khafre and Khufu. But when was the sphinx given a face? And whose face would serve to protect these important pharaohs?

I'm walking through the galleries of the British Museum heading for a stone sphinx. Sphinxes - statues with a lion's body and a man's head - are creatures of myth and legend, but they're also one ...