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Doorjamb from the tomb of Mehu

2431–2323 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLimestone
DimensionsOverall: 162.6 x 57 x 22.3 cm, 455.9 kg (64 x 22 7/16 x 8 3/4 in., 1005 lb.)
Framed (3"x2" Steel tube frame with bottom resting plate /angles): 162.6 x 59.7 x 29.2 cm (64 x 23 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number37.2739
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G 2423. 1937: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt, 1937.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1937)