Kids
The Sphinx That Moved To Philadelphia
The lecture tells us the story of the Penn Museum's Sphinx ( the largest sphinx in the entire Western Hemisphere ) from its discovery in Egypt at Memphis in the early 20th century, its subsequent transport to Philadelphia concluding with a behind the scenes look at the engineering and human effort involved in moving such an object, both monumental and priceless in today's world. What is a Sphinx? What did a Sphinx represent to the ancient Egyptians? How did they move it? Let's find out!
Presented by Dr. Steve