Khafre Enthroned, B

Creator

• Unknown

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

2530-2494 BCE

Abstract

Front of statue, upper portion of body

Keywords

Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, Funerary sculpture, Statues, Sculpture (Visual works)

Alt Text

A statue of an ancient Egyptian figure wearing a traditional headdress, seated on a throne. The sculpture is displayed in a museum setting with other artifacts visible in the background.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Egypt; Giza (Egypt)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

Khafre Enthroned is carved from a rare, hard green stone quarried in Nubia, called anorthosite gneiss, that had to be transported over 1,200 km to Gaza. The statue shows a rigidly sat Khafre, also known as Chephren, on a lion-pawed throne, which was the idealized pose in Old Kingdom portraiture. Serving as a ka statue, it was used as a funerary cult object, and become a substitute dwelling for the king's spirit to inhabit. It was part of a group of at least 23 other similar statues used to honor his kingship. In 1860, the first director of Egyptian Antiquities Services, Auguste Mariette, discovered the statue buried in a pit below the floor of Khafre's Valley Temple. It is now housed in the Egypt Museum in Cairo.

Identifier

A01-JEC0022

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Khafre Enthroned, B" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 85.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/85