A photorealistic statue of a sphinx with the smiling cartoon face of the Genie from Aladdin, displayed in a grand museum hall.

A photorealistic statue of a sphinx with the smiling cartoon face of the Genie from Aladdin, displayed in a grand museum hall.

The statue of the great sphinx of tanis at the Louvre, except that it has the face of the Genie in Aladin. See more

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