EGYPTIAN MUSEUM - 3

Superb sculpture of Khafre (Chephren) of
the
4th Dynasty.
The 1.68-metre high work is of diorite-gneiss
and was found in 1860.

One of four complete schist triad
sculptures
of Menkaure (Mycerinus) of
the 4th Dynasty (three are in the Egyptian
Museum, the other is in Boston).
On his left is the goddess Hathor, while on
his right is a female figure who
personifies Diospolis Parva, one of the
provinces
of ancient Egypt.

Sculpture of Ramesses II as a child with the
Canaanite god Hurun in the form of a falcon.
The sculpture spells out Ramessu -
Ra (the sun disk on his head),
mes (the child), and sw (the plant in his
hand).
Height is 2.31 metres.
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