Seated statue of King Menkaure from Memphis

3D Model

Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure, 2490–2472 BCE

From Memphis, Temple of Ptah, found in a cachette, with statues of other Old Kingdom kings, towards the end of the 1880s

Diorite

Egyptian Museum, Cairo, JE 28578

The throne is decorated with the king’s Horus name written inside a rectangular frame called a “serekh,” and his “nswt bity” name written inside an oval ring called a “cartouche.”

Created with Polycam and iPhone 15 by Peter Der Manuelian, February 16, 2024

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