Doorjamb from the tomb of Mehu
2431–2323 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsOverall: 166.4 x 58 x 22.2 cm, 533 kg (65 1/2 x 22 13/16 x 8 3/4 in., 1175 lb.)
Framed (3"x2" Steel tubular frame-bottom rest plate/ sec. angles): 185.3 x 59.7 x 29.2 cm (72 15/16 x 23 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Framed (3"x2" Steel tubular frame-bottom rest plate/ sec. angles): 185.3 x 59.7 x 29.2 cm (72 15/16 x 23 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number37.2738
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 2423 (tomb of Mehu), chapel. 1937: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1937)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1937)
2323–2061 B.C.
2575–2550 B.C.
2143–1991 B.C.
2431–2323 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
1971–1926 B.C.
2323–2150 B.C.
305–282 B.C.
1327–1323 B.C.
1353–1336 B.C.