Headless diorite seated statue of Khafre
Diorite statue of Khafre, seated on a chair with lion's heads; head, feet, and arms missing. Decorated with the unification sign on the two sides of the chair, inscribed with his cartouche.
Details
- ID
- GEM_8992
- Alternate IDs
- GEM_8992; 8992; EMC_CG_13; CG_13; EMC_SR_2/14857; SR_2/14857
- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre
- Title
- Headless diorite seated statue of Khafre
- Medium
- Diorite
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 45.0 x 57.0 cm
- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Provenance
- Khafre Valley Temple, vestibule
- Bibliography
- PM 3, p. 22: BORCHARDT, Statuen, i, Bl. 3, pp. 13-14 with fig; see BORCHARDT in Ä.Z. xxxvi (1898), p. 3. MASPERO, Guide, p. 39 [76].
- Notes
- Discovered 1860
- Remarks
- RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Francois Auguste Ferdinand Mariette; Khafre; RELATED SITE(S): Khafre Valley Temple; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_CG_13; EMC_SR_2.14857; Maspero Cat. N 4426