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Head of King Menkaura (Mycerinus)
Head of King Menkaura (Mycerinus)

Head of King Menkaura (Mycerinus)

2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 29.2 x 19.6 x 21.9 cm (11 1/2 x 7 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number09.203
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 1908: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1909: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: May 17, 1909)