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*Original paper documents for “Additional Material: Description of Addition to Cemetery en Échelon” can be found in archival box K10 in the Egyptian Section archives of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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- Classification
- Documentation-Unpublished manuscripts
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Date
- about 1934–1942
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- Mentioned on page
- Khafre
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- Author
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
Ancient People
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- Type Mentioned on page
- Remarks Fourth king of Dynasty 4. Son of Khufu. Builder of the Second Pyramid at Giza and probably of the Great Sphinx as well. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Khephren. A number of diorite and greywacke statues and statue fragments depicting the king have been discovered in Khafre's valley temple, including Cairo CG 9-17. The fragmentary head of an alabaster royal statue (MFA 21.351 + MFA 33.1113) is attributed to Khafre.
Modern People
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- Type Author
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
ID: HUMFA_B2593_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5110, G 5412, G 5411
Description: Fragments of sides of thrones of alabaster royal statues: top left and (all but one in) vertical column on right: 14-12-49a, including [top left] [G 5110] 14-12-49.45, [column on right] 14-12-49.35, [G 5412] 14-12-65 (= MFA 14.1751.11), [G 5110] 14-12-49.34, 14-12-49.10 (left), 14-12-49.33 (right); bottom left: [N of G 5412] 14-12-58a + 14-12-58c + [G 5411] 14-12-63a (= MFA 14.1056)