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It got blown off by the wind slowly. And over the years bit by bit it wore off and just disapeared.
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It is possible that a human damaged the nose. The legend that Napoleon used it for target practice and knocked off the nose with a cannon ball has been around for centuries. However, drawings show the nose was missing even before that. Another possibility is damage done in the fifteenth century.
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RafaIt got blown off by the wind slowly. And over the years bit by bit it wore off and just disapeared.
Answer
It is possible that a human damaged the nose. The legend that Napoleon used it for target practice and knocked off the nose with a cannon ball has been around for centuries. However, drawings show the nose was missing even before that. Another possibility is damage done in the fifteenth century.
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Who knocked the sphinx's nose?
Napolean
How did the sphinx's eygept nose get chopped off?
the Egyptians made a replica of King Khufu (the sphinx) but they were not allowed to make exact replicas of pharaohs so they had to take off the nose.
Which monster is dangerous a Cerberus or a sphinx?
Sphinx
How many sphinx are there in the world?
there is only 1 sphinx and it is located in ancient Egypt
What monster has the head of a woman and the body of a lion?
The Sphinx
