Fragment of alabaster royal statue
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
- Alternate IDs
- 47.2052; MFAB_47.2052
- 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: 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
- Provenance
- Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT)
- 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.
- 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.
