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Right next to the causeway leading from Khafre’s valley temple to the mortuary temple sits the first truly colossal sculpture in Egyptian history: the Great Sphinx. This close physical association (along with other evidence) indicates that this massive depiction of a recumbent lion with the head of a king was carved for Khafre.
This statue, often referred to as “Khafre Enthroned,” is one of the most important and iconic surviving sculptures from ancient Egypt. It depicts the Fourth Dynasty (ca. 2500 BCE) pharaoh Khafre slightly larger-than-life and seated upon a lion-pawed throne. The sides of the throne are decorated with the sema-tawy hieroglyph, meant to ...
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.
Khafre (c. 2558–2532 BC) was an ancient Egyptian king, or pharaoh, who belonged to the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom. He was one of the sons of Khufu and succeeded his older brother Djedefre to the throne. Khafre is perhaps most famous for constructing the second-largest pyramid at Giza as well as the Great Sphinx.
The statue of Khafre Enthroned provides valuable insights into the religious beliefs, royal iconography, and artistic techniques of ancient Egypt. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2570 BC. To be in the Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza. JE 10062. The statue of Khafre Enthroned represents the apotheosis of the sculptural skill of the artists applied to ...
The Egyptian Pyramid of Khafre, found on the Giza Plateau, is a testament to ancient Egyptian architecture and King Khafre’s enduring legacy. As the son of Pharaoh Khufu, who built the Great Pyramid of Giza, Khafre ruled during Egypt’s Old Kingdom period, around 2570-2544 BCE. This pyramid complex, housing the Pyramid of Khafre and the ...
Other articles where Khafre is discussed: Pyramids of Giza: That of Khafre retains the outer limestone casing only at its topmost portion. Constructed near each pyramid was a mortuary temple, which was linked via a sloping causeway to a valley temple on the edge of the Nile floodplain. Also nearby were subsidiary pyramids used for the…
