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Face from a royal sculpture, possibly Menkaura
Face from a royal sculpture, possibly Menkaura

Face from a royal sculpture, possibly Menkaura

2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsWidth x length x thickness: 12.3 x 11 x 6 cm (4 13/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.717
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Valley Temple of Menkaura Pyramid Complex. March 2, 1911: 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.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911).