124 La Statue de Chefren
Artist
J. Pascal Sebah
1838 - 1890
Date19th century
Location depictedEgypt
MediumPhotograph
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mrs. F.H. Brown (from Elihu Taft Estate)
Object number1948.30.17
DescriptionPhotograph of a statue of Chefren at the Musee de Boulac in Egypt; statue is approximately 19.5 cm. in the photo; sits in the middle of the page and has a shiny finish; Chefren is seated in a stiff straight pose with right hand in a fist and the left hand open down on the left knee; he has characteristic Egyptian dress, head dress and beard, there are carved animals in the chair on which he sits; canopic urns and wall hangings in the left and right hand backgrounds; a human hand on the left hand side of the back drop behind the statueOn View
Not on viewCollections
Herbert Meyer
Philippines
