Khafre Enthroned is a Ka statue of the pharaoh Khafre, who reigned during the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. It is now located in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Made of anorthosite gneiss, a valuable
Statue on display in the French National Museum of Prehistory in a 2019 exhibition
Khafre Enthroned, as photographed in 1911.
The same statue, currently located at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, as photographed from a similar angle in 2015.
The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Dynasty IV lasted from c. 2613 to c. 2498 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one d
The Great Pyramid of Giza, built by King Khufu ("Cheops"), c. 2600 BC
Statue of Sneferu, Cairo Museum
The Red Pyramid of Sneferu, Dahshur, Egypt's first "true" smooth-sided pyramid
Statue of Khufu/Cheops, Cairo Museum.