Fragment of alabaster seated statue of Khufu
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: avenue G 2, G 7422, G 7133 (formerly G 7130 X), G I-a boat pit, avenue G 0
Fragment of alabaster [seated] statue of Khufu, part of base.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:1.
Additional illustration: Yes.
Additional illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_24-12-59
- Alternate IDs
- 24-12-59; HUMFA_24-12-59
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Entry Date
- 12/04/1924
- Title
- Fragment of alabaster seated statue of Khufu
- Medium
- Alabaster
- Dimensions
- Height: 2.725+ cm Width: 8.25 cm Length: 7.6 cm Thickness: base: 2 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- [Avenue G 0], N of subsidiary pyramid G I-a
- Bibliography
- Hawass, Zahi. "The Khufu Statuette: Is it an Old Kingdom Sculpture?" In Paule Posener-Kriéger, ed. Mélanges Gamal Eddin Mokhtar, vol. I. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1985, p. 386.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
