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Unfinished statuette of King Menkaura (Mycerinus)

2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAnorthosite gneiss
Dimensionsheight x width (throne): 44 x 17.5 cm (17 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.733a-c
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.