The Sphinx is the largest surviving sculpture from the ancient world, measuring 241 feet in length and in parts 65 feet in height. Really big cat-dude! Parts of the uraeus (a sacred cobra that protected from evil), the nose, and ritual beard are missing; the beard is now displayed in the British Museum.

The purpose of the Sphinx had now become a little plainer. The Egyptian Atlanteans had built it as their grandest statue, their sublimest figure of remembrance, and they had dedicated it to their Light-god, the Sun.   -Paul Brunton

Quote and facts taken from Brian Haughton's Hidden History - lost civilizations, secret knowledge, and ancient mysteries.