Digital Giza | Fragment of alabaster royal statue

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

Fragment of alabaster royal statue, part of upper arm and bent elbow.

ID: MFAB_47.1989
Alternate IDs: MFAB_47.1989; 47.1989
Department: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Classification: Sculpture
Period: Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
Title: Fragment of alabaster royal statue
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: Overall: 3 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm (1 3/16 x 2 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance: Menkaure Valley Temple (MVT)
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.

Fragment of alabaster royal statue