Base of statuette of Menkaura (Mycerinus)
2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueAnorthosite gneiss
DimensionsOther:Height 17.1 x Width of throne 14.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.735
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceMenkaura Valley Temple, Giza. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza
Menkaura Valley Temple, Giza
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2750–2649 B.C.
2350–2170 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.