So this is from a different Sphinx and not the one in Cairo?
That’s correct.
It’s not a sphinx. A sphinx has a lion’s body with a pharaoh’s head. This is a human body with a lion’s head. Is it meant to be a human wearing a mask? Or the portrayal of an imaginary figure?
The scientist quoted is right: this *is* a wonderful time to be alive. 32000 years in a cave! Lying in pieces for 70 years! Yet we are here to see it.