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Pair statue of Queens Hetepheres II and Meresankh III

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura
2490–2472 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb G 7530-G 7540

Medium/Technique Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 59.3 x 26.5cm (23 3/8 x 10 7/16in.)
Weight: 70 lb. (31.75 kg)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number30.1456
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionStanding figures of Meresankh III and Hetepheres II. Inscription incised on base between the two, giving names and titles of the queens. In many fragments, incomplete. Traces of color.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 7530-G 7540 (Meresankh III). 1927: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: April 1, 1937)