A small statue of the owner of the last of the Seven Wonders of the World (the Great Pyramid)
Despite the great pyramid built by King Khufu
However, we found only one small statue of him The statue dates back to the Old Kingdom, the Fourth Dynasty, the reign of King Khufu around 2589-2566 BCIt was discovered in the Abydos area in Sohag Governorate.
It was found by the scientist Petri, and it was found without a head, and Petri remained for two weeks in a sand sifting process until the head was found and it was placed on it and it was found that it was completely identical to the body.The statue is 7 and a half cm tall, made of ivory, resting on a very small base.The statue appears in a standing position and sitting on the throne, and the king wears the red crown, which is the crown of Lower Egypt, and the name of the king is written on the right side of the statue’s base.
It is the only confirmed statue attributed to this king so far. There are a number of opinions on this subject, including that King Khufu forbade making statues in his time and was satisfied with making replacement heads.There are also many undiscovered antiquities, and why can.
It is possible that its effects were destroyed in the eras of transition and periods of decay that the country experienced.
The mystery of Khufu will remain one of the mysteries of Egyptian civilization
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