Plaster Cast Statue of a Seated Pharaoh: Khafre

1948.01.0069

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast Statue of a Seated Pharaoh: Khafre   (1948.01.0069)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty
Date 2613 – 2500 BCE
Culture Egyptian
Location On Exhibitin the Egypt exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 168.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 94.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 51.5 cm
Weight waived g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plaster, Pigment--Paint
Manufacturing Processes Cast, Painting

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Baines & Málek. Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Phaidon, 1980.

Photo: Spurlock Museum, Fall 2006, p. 15.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Lorado Taft Collection
Reproduction yes, Plaster cast from original in Egyptian Museum at Cairo.

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