The Egyptians Ancient Egypt Egypt and the Nile The Old Kingdom Building the Pyramids The Middle Kingdom Pharaohs The New Kingdom Religion Preparing for the Next World Towns and Cities Sculpture and Painting Craftsmen Writing Children and Education Farmers Trade and Ships Family Life Food and Drink Games and Hunting	Choose a Page:The Old KingdomTimetable*Sphinx*NameplateMemorialRoyal Crowns Sphinx A sphinx has a human head and a lion's body. A huge stone sphinx guards the pyramids of Giza, but there were many others, large and small.   Previous: Back Book: The Egyptians Section: Ancient Egypt Chapter: The Old Kingdom