A greywacke statue group of King Menkaure flanked by the goddess Hathor and the personified nome of Diospolis Parva, the seventh nome of Upper Egypt whose symbol was the sistrum, dated to the Fourth Dynasty, about 2551 to 2523 BCE, held by the Egyptian Museum, Cairo under accession JE 46499. Hathor stands at the king's side holding his arm, the sky and motherhood goddess shown as the divine protector of kingship, in the standard composition the triads repeat with different nome-goddesses across the set. The group measures about 95.5 by 48 centimeters and was excavated from Menkaure's valley temple at Giza. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Physical Form
MediumSourced to the subject's own accountGreywacke, a hard dark gray stone favored for royal statuary in the Egyptian Old Kingdom. 1 Classification
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Cairo, Cities This source names Cairo directly: "2523 BCE, held by the Egyptian Museum, Cairo under accession JE 46499."
Source Menkaure Triads (Wikipedia)
This source names Hathor directly: "King Menkaure flanked by the goddess Hathor and the personified nome of Diospolis Parva, the seventh nome of Upper Egypt whose symbol was the sistrum, dated to the Fourth Dynasty, about 2551 to 2523..."
Source Menkaure Triads (Wikipedia)
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One of the triad's three figures, shown in ancient Egypt's own royal iconography protecting King Menkaure, on display at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Source Menkaure Triads (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Menkaure Triad, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, Egyptian Museum, Cairo)
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1. Menkaure Triads (Wikipedia)
Wikipedialead, on the triads subject and dating
Menkaure, the fifth king of the Fourth Dynasty, reigned c. 2551-2523 BC. Five triads are known, all discovered at the same location, along with a statue of the pharaoh accompanied by his wife Khamerernebty II
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A greywacke statue group of King Menkaure flanked by the goddess Hathor and the personified nome of Diospolis Parva, the seventh nome of Upper Egypt whose symbol was the sistrum, dated to the Fourth Dynasty, about 2551 to 2523 BCE, held by the Egyptian Museum, Cairo under accession JE 46499.
View the Source Menkaure Triad, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, Egyptian Museum, Cairo)
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