The artifact in question is <span>known as the Great Sphinx of Giza, it was created in about 2500 BCE in Egypt. </span> <span>The fact that the statue is of an animal figure. </span><span> </span><span>This is because the statute has an animal figurine. Limestone was a difficult stone to carve,and the fact that the artist was carved into such an animal like figurine, suggests stone carving techniques.</span>
