King Menkaura, the goddess Hathor, and the deified Hare nome
2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke
DimensionsWidth x height x depth x weight: 43.5 x 84.5 x 49 cm, 187.8 kg (17 1/8 x 33 1/4 x 19 5/16 in., 414.02 lb.)
Mount (Steel pallet sits on wooden reinforced pedestal/4-steel clips): 10.2 x 62.5 x 64.8 cm (4 x 24 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.)
Case (wooden pedestal): 100.3 x 68.6 x 71.1 cm (39 1/2 x 27 x 28 in.)
Block (Plex-bonnet): 105.4 x 64.5 x 67 cm (41 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Mount (Steel pallet sits on wooden reinforced pedestal/4-steel clips): 10.2 x 62.5 x 64.8 cm (4 x 24 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.)
Case (wooden pedestal): 100.3 x 68.6 x 71.1 cm (39 1/2 x 27 x 28 in.)
Block (Plex-bonnet): 105.4 x 64.5 x 67 cm (41 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number09.200
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura (Mycerinus) Valley Temple. 1908: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1909: awarded to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: May 17, 1909)
(Accession Date: May 17, 1909)
664–525 B.C.
600–500 B.C.
664–610 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
