Fragmentary Face of King Khafre
Description
Head fragment, King Khafre. Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre, ca. 2520–2494 B.C. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). H 8 × W 7.3 × D 9.5 cm (3 1/8 × 2 7/8 × 3 3/4 in.). Probably from: Pyramid Complex of Khafre, Giza, Memphite Region. Subject: Faces, Men. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small, broken sculpted fragment showing part of a human royal face with headdress elements, photographed against a neutral background.
The image depicts a stone fragment shaped to represent the side/partial front of a face, with remaining contours of the nose and mouth area and a rounded coiffure/headdress element at the top/upper left. The surface is pale beige to light gray with tool marks and weathering; edges are chipped and incomplete on all sides, consistent with a fragmentary sculpture. No inscriptions, cartouches, or legible hieroglyphs are visible on the shown surfaces. No painted decoration is apparent. The cataloged materials are not verifiable visually with certainty from this single photo, but the fragment appears consistent with a light, carved stone.
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