By the Old Kingdom, Egyptian artists had perfected the process of statue making, in terms of both the exploitation of stone and the achievement of the ideal body form. This object is one of a group of statuettes, found in the Valley Temple of Menkaura, that illustrates exactly how they did it....
Provenance
From Giza, Menkaura Valley Temple. 1908: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government. (Accession Date: March 2, 1911)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura, 2490–2472 B.C.
Object Place for Label
Findspot
Giza, Egypt
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 43 x 16 x 24.7 cm (16 15/16 x 6 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Accession Number
11.729
Medium or Technique
Anorthosite gneiss