Advanced Search
Requires Photography
Royal sculpture fragment
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafra
2520–2494 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, surface debris in front of pit G 2370 B and abou
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Other: 9 x 5.9 x 5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2117
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThrone fragment, one hieroglyph incised: netjer sign facing left. See mirror image piece Eg.Inv.6997 from right side of throne.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, surface debris in front of pit G 2370 B and about G 2382 A, and in G 2382 A. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.