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Unfinished statuette of King Menkaura (Mycerinus)
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura
2490–2472 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Valley Temple of Menkaura
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 25.5 x 8.2 cm (10 1/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.724
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionReddish limestone; unfinished; valuable for notches showing law of frontality; good condition; figure seated with its right hand and arm more prominant in a fist with left hand open and palm down on knee.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Valley Temple of Menkaura. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)