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Fragment of alabaster seated statue of Khufu

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: avenue G 2, G 7422, G 7133 (formerly G 7130 X), G I-a boat pit, avenue G 0

Fragment of alabaster [seated] statue of Khufu, part of base. Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs. Illustration scale: 1:1. Additional illustration: Yes. Additional illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-12-59
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 0], N of subsidiary pyramid G I-a
  • Material
    Alabaster
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.725+ cm Width: 8.25 cm Length: 7.6 cm Thickness: base: 2 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 24.2711
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/04/1924
  • Owner
    Khufu
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 2

  • Avenue G 0

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

  • G I-a

    • Site Name Khufu Pyramid Complex

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 4

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.