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Granite statue of queen

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

Granite statuette, figure of queen (?) standing with feet together, arms at sides with hands open and palms against thighs, and wearing full short wig parted in middle; badly battered, arms broken off, nose and mouth damaged, in three pieces. [1910 no. 4 = published no. 41 = 10-1-6]

Details

  • ID
    MFAB_11.728a-c
  • Department
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  • Classification
    Sculpture
  • Findspot
    Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT / magazine III 18 and room I 318)
  • Material
    Granite
  • Dimensions
    53.4 x 11.9 cm (21 x 4 11/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .534 H. .119 W.
  • 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. 1910: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)
  • Remarks
    Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1910.

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Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, pp. 37, 113.