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Torso of King Menkaura

2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 31.8 x 46.4 x 19.7 cm (12 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.3146
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On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple. 1907: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)