Fragment of alabaster royal statue
Fragment of alabaster royal statue, possibly part of throne; two flat polished surfaces, with one surface inscribed: 'Ka' sign and portion of 'Neb' basket; joins 47.2049.
Details
- ID
- MFAB_47.2054
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_47.2054; 47.2054
- 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: 10.8 x 9.5 x 5.5 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/16 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.
