Lower part of seated statue of King Menkaura (Mycerinus)
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Lower part of seated statue of King Menkaura (Mycerinus)
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Published 2019-03-27T11:17:14+00:00
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Throne with upper part of the seated figure missing from waist up; base broken; finely cut hieroglyphs on throne showing two falcons on the upper portion and two kneeling figures grasping a “sema” on the lower portion of the both the right and left side surfaces of thrown; rear surface of thrown showing large “sema”; front surface of throne inscribed.
Provenance
From Giza, Valley temple of Menkaura. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1909: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: May 17, 1909)
Photography and photogrammetry by Zhejiang University.
Technical Information
| Date de publication | 27/03/2019 |
| Complexité | Easy |
More Information
| Titre | Lower part of seated statue of King Menkaura (Mycerinus) |
| Date | 2490–2472 B.C. |
| Dimension | Overall ((A) Lower half of figure and seated throne): 110.5 x 53.3 x 124.5 cm, 793.79 kg (43 1/2 x 21 x 49 in., 1750 lb.) Block ((B) feet and front part base): 28.6 x 52.1 x 33.7 cm (11 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 13 1/4 in.) Mount (Steel pallet with a two layers of 3 |
| Accession | 09.202 |
| Période | Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura |
| Medium | Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) |
| Credit | Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition |
| Record | https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/lower-part-of-seated-statue-of-king-menkaura-mycerinus-138426 |
| Artiste | Unknown artist |
| Localisation | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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