King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and queen
2490–2472 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke
DimensionsOverall: 142.2 x 57.1 x 55.2 cm, 676.8 kg (56 x 22 1/2 x 21 3/4 in., 1492.1 lb.)
Block (Wooden skirts and two top): 53.3 x 180 x 179.7 cm (21 x 70 7/8 x 70 3/4 in.)
Block (Wooden skirts and two top): 53.3 x 180 x 179.7 cm (21 x 70 7/8 x 70 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.1738
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 1909: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
664–525 B.C.
600–500 B.C.
664–610 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.