Granite Head of Khufu

Granite Head of Khufu

This Granite Head of Khufu about 54.3 cm high has been tentatively attributable to Kheops by some Egyptologists. There is, yet, no dedication that can confirm this identification, and the fact that its provenance is unknown does not help in identifying this statue. Based on stylistic criteria, it can be dated to somewhere around the end of the 3rd and the start of the 4th Dynasty. It has sometimes been credited to Huni, the last king of the third Dynasty.

The close eyes, broad nose and big mouth, still, are idea to resemble the facial has of the only experienced statue of Keops that bears his titular.