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Royal sculpture fragment

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafra
2520–2494 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Between mastabas G 5230-G 5220

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Other: 2.7 x 4.6 x 5.7 cm (1 1/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1720.14
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionThree joined fragments forming incomplete fist.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. Between mastaba G5230 S [(=chapel/serdab)] and mastaba G5220. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.