Seated Statue of Khafre
تمثال خفرع الجالس
4th Dynasty · Old Kingdom · c. 2540 BCE
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Details
In Egypt- Where to see it
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo / Grand Egyptian Museum
- Found at
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Type
- statue
- Material
- gneiss-diorite (anorthosite gneiss)
About this object
The most celebrated surviving statue of the Old Kingdom — Khafre on a lion-pawed throne, with the falcon-god Horus folded behind his head as a living crown.
Current location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo / Grand Egyptian Museum
In the site
Grand Egyptian Museum, Old Kingdom gallery (originally the Egyptian Museum Cairo)
Materials
gneiss-diorite (anorthosite gneiss)
Dimensions
H 168 cm
Provenance
Found in 1860 by Auguste Mariette buried face-down in a pit in the Valley Temple of Khafre's pyramid complex at Giza. Originally one of a set of about 23 royal statues lining the temple hall.
Depicts
Sourcing
Phase 0 hand-curated — pending Egyptologist review
Citations
- · Stevenson Smith, W. (1949). A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting in the Old Kingdom.
- · Hawass, Z. (2006). Mountains of the Pharaohs.
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