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Statuette of queen (?)
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
2575–2465 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
53.4 x 11.9 cm (21 x 4 11/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .534 H. .119 W.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.728a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionGranite; stiff pose; badly battered broken into three pieces.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.