Sphinx: Destroyed Or Decayed?
BuzWeaver takes a closer look at Egypt’s Sphinx and its many art renderings throughout the centuries. Perhaps the most obvious change to the structure came in 1822, when it was depicted for the first time with what appeared to be a damaged nose. Was it destroyed or decayed?
There’s speculation that the nose was blown off by a cannon ball. Not the case, says BuzWeaver, because it was discovered that iron rods were inserted into the nose at three different locations. BuzWeaver says this was probably the deliberate work of Napoleon’s army searching for a secret passageway. Here more from The Lost History Channel TKTC.
