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King Menkaura, the goddess Hathor, and the deified Hare nome
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura
2490–2472 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Width x height x depth x weight: 43.5 x 84.5 x 49 cm, 187.8 kg (17 1/8 x 33 1/4 x 19 5/16 in., 414.02 lb.)
Mount (Steel pallet sits on wooden reinforced pedestal/4-steel clips): 10.2 x 62.5 x 64.8 cm (4 x 24 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.)
Case (wooden pedestal): 100.3 x 68.6 x 71.1 cm (39 1/2 x 27 x 28 in.)
Block (Plex-bonnet): 105.4 x 64.5 x 67 cm (41 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Mount (Steel pallet sits on wooden reinforced pedestal/4-steel clips): 10.2 x 62.5 x 64.8 cm (4 x 24 5/8 x 25 1/2 in.)
Case (wooden pedestal): 100.3 x 68.6 x 71.1 cm (39 1/2 x 27 x 28 in.)
Block (Plex-bonnet): 105.4 x 64.5 x 67 cm (41 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number09.200
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance1908, excavated at Mekaura (Mycerinus) Vallery Temple, Giza, by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1909, awarded in the division of finds by the government of Egypt to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 17, 1909)