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2024-03-10 20:47:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EF0F4EA9A97F12165D58570E4A31927524781EE1957B385C63463D8FE59BDD2B
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The noses of statues in Egypt were not destroyed by Europeans but in most cases by Egyptians themselves or other people from the region. The Sphinx was most likely damaged by a Muslim during the middle ages. https://www.livescience.com/65071-why-egyptian-statues-have-broken-noses.html https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/egyptian-statues-broken-noses-artsy/index.html https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/29/fact-check-were-egyptian-monuments-defaced-because-they-look-black/3571128001/ https://hyperallergic.com/591628/why-are-the-noses-broken-on-egyptian-statues/ https://youtu.be/EUql9pRd9jk
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