Tablier Long Pre 1887 Great Sphinx of Giza Necropolis

The Unexcavated Great Sphinx of Giza Plateau. Pre 1887 only head and top of the body are visible. Behind the Sphinx on the Giza Necropolis is the pyramids of Egypt. - A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion with the wings of a falcon. In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicized as treacherous and merciless, and will kill and eat those who cannot answer her riddle. - Vintage pre 1887 image of the Sphinx in public domain.