Khafre Enthroned

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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