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Base of statuette of Menkaura (Mycerinus)

Egyptian
Old KIngdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura
2490–2472 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple

Medium/Technique Anorthosite gneiss
Dimensions Other:Height 17.1 x Width of throne 14.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.735
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionGneiss. Small seated statuette on square throne. Lightly incised hieroglyphs on flat part of throne and front of throne. Missing from waist up; feet missing; edges chipped. From Photo Reister: "Base fragment of statuette (1910) no. 10 (= published no. 42) from Menkaura valley temple."
ProvenanceMenkaura Valley Temple, Giza. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza