Where Did It Come From?
They realized the sphinx head was not from Egypt’s deserts at this point. Robbers or aliens had not sneaked or teleported it to Santa Barbara. On the other hand, the 300-pound head came from the most unlikely of places.
It’s A Prop
The sphinx head was first thought to be from Charlton Heston’s role in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film The Ten Commandments. The head, on the other hand, had to come from an even older film, which it did, thanks to the film’s groundbreaking visual effects.