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Fragment of alabaster royal statue

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1 of 1 • Fragments of alabaster statues inscribed with names of Menkaure from Menkaure pyramid temple: top row: MFA 47.2058 (three fitting fragments), unidentified (one fragment), unidentified (one fragment), MFA 47.2050 (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2052 (lower fragment); middle row left: MFA 47.2053 (upper fragment) + unidentified (lower fragment); middle row center: MFA 47.2059 (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2051 (lower fragment); bottom row left: unidentified (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2056 (lower fragment); bottom row right: MFA 47.2049 (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2054 (lower fragment)
Fragments of alabaster statues inscribed with names of Menkaure from Menkaure pyramid temple: top row: MFA 47.2058 (three fitting fragments), unidentified (one fragment), unidentified (one fragment), MFA 47.2050 (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2052 (lower fragment); middle row left: MFA 47.2053 (upper fragment) + unidentified (lower fragment); middle row center: MFA 47.2059 (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2051 (lower fragment); bottom row left: unidentified (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2056 (lower fragment); bottom row right: MFA 47.2049 (upper fragment) + MFA 47.2054 (lower fragment)

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure pyramid temple

Fragment of alabaster royal statue, possibly part of throne; two flat polished surfaces (from right edge of statue), with one surface inscribed (part of 'Nebty' title): traces of cobra and vulture on 'Neb' baskets, small traces of blue pigment; joins 47.2050.

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_47.2052
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT)
  • Material
    Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions
    Overall: 7.2 x 12.2 x 4.4 cm (2 13/16 x 4 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Period
    Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
  • Notes
    This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

Tombs and Monuments 1

Published Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Friedman, Florence Dunn. "The Names of Menkaure." In Kamil O. Kuraszkiewicz, Edyta Kopp, and Daniel Takács, eds. 'The Perfection that Endures... ': Studies on Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Warsaw: Department of Egyptology - Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw, 2018, p. 115, plate XX.2.