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Royal sculpture fragments

Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafra
2520–2494 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 5412 (debris in room)

Medium/Technique Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions Largest: 7 x 4.5 x 1.6 cm (2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 5/8 in.)
Smallest: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.2 cm (3/16 x 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1751.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionForty-nine sculpture fragments of exterior body surface.
ProvenanceFrom Giza. G 5412 (debris in room). 1914: 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.