Khafre Enthroned
Item
Title
Khafre Enthroned
Type
anorthosite gneiss (related to diorite), a valuable, extremely hard, and dark stone brought 400 miles down the Nile River from royal quarries.
Date
c. 2570 BCE
Description
The statue known as Khafre shows excellent craftsmanship. Khafre’s face is characterized by a serene expression and idealized features. The sculptor aimed to capture the king’s eternal and divine qualities rather than a realistic likeness. The statue represents Khafre’s role as a divine ruler and his connection to the gods. It was believed that the kings were intermediaries between the mortal world and the divine realm.
Format
168 cm (66 in)
Place
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Publisher
Wikipedia
Rights Holder
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Subject
Egyptian art