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Base fragment of alabaster statue of Khufu

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2360, G 2391, G 2300 = G 5190, G 2326, G 2340 = G 5480

Fragment of small fine alabaster statuette of Khufu, feet. Illustration: Yes

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_12-12-164
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Surface debris above G 2391
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Length: 9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 13.3448
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khufu
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/13/1912
  • Owner
    Khufu
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 2391

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 5

Full Bibliography

  • Hawass, Zahi. "The Khufu Statuette: Is it an Old Kingdom Sculpture?" In Paule Posener-Kriéger, ed. Mélanges Gamal Eddin Mokhtar, vol. I. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 1985, p. 386.

People 1

Ancient People

  • Khufu

    • Type Owner
    • Remarks Second king of Dynasty 4, son of Snefru. Builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Cheops. Horus name: [mDdw] Medjedu. Full birth-name: Khnum-Khufu.