Stand for an Offering Basin with the Name of King Khafre, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2520–2494 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Eastern Delta, Hurbeit (Pharbaethos), Gneiss, H. 85 cm (33 7/16 in.), Stands like this one bearing a king's name would have been associated with a god's temple or royal funerary complex, but the best evidence for use and placement of such stands comes from private tombs where they are documented as having stood on either side of an offering table or offering slab in front of the false door
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