The Sphinx of Giza, representing a creature with the body of a lion and head of a human, dating from c.
SphinxSphinx, Giza, Egypt, 2007. The Sphinx of Giza, representing a creature with the body of a lion and head of a human, dating from c. 2500 BC and representing the Pharoah Khafre, Egypt. Artist Ethel Davies. (Photo by EMD/Then and Now Images/Heritage Images via Getty ImagesEMD/Then and Now Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images