Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920, joint author · New York, Scribner's · leaf 259
Fig. 297.—Stand the pyramids in a diagonal row. There, they are finished. Now that we have built the pyra-mids, let us Carve the Wonderful Sphinx with its body like a crouching lion and its head, like a mans,modelled from that of an ancient Egyptian. The original is anenormous queer creature hewn… … plains more than 4,000 years before thebirth of Christ. Little wonder that it nowappears worn and chipped and that, likeyour small sisters doll its nose is brokenoff. Begin carving the Sphinx by cuttinga larger size from Fig. 298 of stiff sand-paper. Mark the head with ink as nearlyas possible like…
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