EPISODE · Oct 19, 2023 · 14 MIN
Something "Sphinx": The "Pungent" Tale of the Great Sphinx of Giza (and How It Lost Its Nose)
from History Loves Company · host Chester Sakamoto
Few monumental sculptures throughout the world have captured humanity's collective imagination quite like the Sphinx. Now part of a vast archaeological complex at Giza in Egypt, it's served as a curiosity to several generations of visitors and even thinkers and statesmen. But what is it about this mysterious sculpture that enthralls us? How and why was it made? And, most importantly, how did it lose its nose? Find out the answers to these, and other, questions, this week in part three of our spooky October series!
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