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Triad statue of Hathor seated between King Menkaure and a personification of the Hare Nome

Old Kingdom
ca. 2490–2472 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Triad statue of Hathor seated between King Menkaure and a personification of the Hare Nome
  • Period:
    Old Kingdom
  • Dynasty:
    Dynasty 4
  • Reign:
    reign of Menkaure
  • Date:
    ca. 2490–2472 BCE
  • Geography:
    From Egypt, Memphite Region, Giza, Menkaure valley temple, southern magazine corridor (room 4), Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, 1908–09
  • Medium:
    Stone - Greywacke
  • Dimensions:
    84.5 × 43.5 × 49 cm, 187.8 kg (33 1/4 × 17 1/8 × 19 5/16 in., 414 lb.)
  • Credit Line:
    Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (09.200)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art