Fragment of statue of King Khafre
Head fragment of travertine statue of Khafre
Details
- ID
- MMA_26.7.1392
- Alternate IDs
- 26.7.1392; MMA_26.7.1392
- Department
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Title
- Fragment of statue of King Khafre
- Medium
- Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions
- H. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in)
- Credit Line
- MMA
- Provenance
- Khafre Pyramid Complex (?)
- Notes
- Formerly MacGregor Collection. Purchased by Lord Carnarvon at MacGregor sale (Sotheby's, 1922, lot 255). Carnarvon Collection, purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art from Almina, Countess of Carnarvon, 1926. Edward S. Harkness Gift.