From the permanent collection · September 9, 2026
Fragmentary Face of King Khafre
Unknown artist · ca. 2520–2494 B.C.
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Fragmentary Face of King Khafre, by an unknown artist, ca. 2520–2494 B.C..
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster).
From the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
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