Headless diorite seated statue of Khafre
Diorite statue of Khafre, seated on a chair with lion's heads; head, feet, and right forearm missing. Decorated with the unification sign on the two sides of the chair, inscribed with his cartouche and titles.
Details
- ID
- GEM_9005
- Alternate IDs
- 9005; GEM_9005; EMC_CG_9; CG_9; EMC_SR_2/15618; SR_2/15618
- Department
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre
- Title
- Headless diorite seated statue of Khafre
- Medium
- Diorite
- Dimensions
- 113.0 x 51.5 x 70.0 cm
- Credit Line
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Provenance
- Khafre Valley Temple, vestibule
- Bibliography
- PM 3, p. 21: BORCHARDT, Statuen, i, Bl. 3, pp. 9-10 with fig and text; HORNEMANN, Types, iii, pl. 700; MASPERO, Guide, p. 72 [163]; BORCHARDT in Ä .Z. xxxvi (1898), p. 3, text, p. 12.
- Notes
- Discovered 1860
- Remarks
- RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Francois Auguste Ferdinand Mariette; Khafre; ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_CG_9; EMC_SR_2.15618; RELATED SITE(S): Khafre Valley Temple