This statue depicts King Khafre( Khefren to the Greeks), the builder of the second largest aggregate at Giza. It was set up in the vale tabernacle of his aggregate complex. The king is majestically seated on a throne with all the confidence of a man who erected a mountain. The two sides of his throne are decorated with the sema- tawy, symbol of the concinnity of Upper and Lower Egypt, signifying his rule over the two halves of the country. Perched on the reverse of the throne, behind the king's head, the god Horus in the form of a falcon spreads his bodies around the king's head in a gesture of protection. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, reign of Khafre(c. 2558 – 2532 BC)
Medium Diorite Provenance Giza
Currently on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
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