When was the statue of khafre made

To better understand this question, it is important to consider the statue in its original context. It was placed against a wall of the Valley temple, separated from the main access-route by large red-granite pillars. However, as the viewer approached the statue head-on, Horus becomes completely obscured behind the nemes headdress of the pharaoh, owing to the slightly upturned angle of his head.

This optical illusion is an intentional expression of the nature of the pharaoh: surrounded and protected by the gods, yet to a certain degree, a god himself. The blurred lines between these two categories are meant to become one in the person of the pharaoh as the viewer ambulates around the statue. Another similar expression can be found when viewing not just the head of the statue, but the statue as a whole.

Above him lies the uraeus on his brow and Horus-falcon, rather clear symbols of divine association. Corey Prize Recipients Raymond J. Cunningham Prize Recipients John H. Fagg Prize Recipients John K. Franklin Jameson Award Recipients J. Marraro Prize Recipients George L. Palmegiano Prize Recipients James A. Khafre c. Khafre Side View His divine authority is projected by: His royal linen headdress similar to the one worn by the Sphinx.

Classification Sculpture. Findspot Khafre Valley Temple, in well in vestibule. Dimensions CG: 1. Credit Line Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Period Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre. Owner Khafre. Object owned by Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Notes Found Material of this statue is variously referred to as diorite, green breccia, and anorthosite gneiss.

Tombs and Monuments 1 Collapse or Expand. Full Bibliography Collapse or Expand. People 1 Collapse or Expand. Ancient People. Son of Khufu. 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