Striding statuette of Menkaura (?)
2575–2465 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniquePorphyry
DimensionsA: 15 x 10.3 x 15.3 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/16 x 6 in.)
B: 10.7 x 12.5 x 8.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
C: 8.6 x 3.8 x 7.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.)
B: 10.7 x 12.5 x 8.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
C: 8.6 x 3.8 x 7.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.739a-c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza, found scattered in court debris (one fragment is marked I 319). 1911: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
2960–2770 B.C.
3100–2800 B.C.
3100–2630 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
2575–2465 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
