The king wears the nemes headcloth with the uraeus modelled in shallow relief. Only the lappets of the nemes are decorated with stripes. The eyebrows have been modelled in relief, and the mouth has been delineated with a sharply incised line. The curvature of the upper lip has been rendered distinctly.
Present location |
PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM |
Inventory number |
5415 |
Dating |
CHEPHREN/KHAFRE |
Archaeological Site |
GIZA NECROPOLIS |
Category |
STATUE |
Material |
CALCITE/ALABASTER |
Technique |
SCULPTURED |
Height |
48.7 cm |
Width |
41.2 cm |
Depth |
34.5 cm |