Women in Egypt
Menkaure and His Queen

Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe


Menkaure and
His Queen

4th Dynasty
2548-2530 BCE
Greywacke
Height: 4 feet 67/8 inches (139.5 cm)

(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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IMAGES OF WOMEN IN ANCIENT ART


MENKAURE AND HIS QUEEN
Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe | Sweet Briar College

MENKAURE AND
HIS QUEEN

1. Discovery

2. Description

3. The Queen's Husband

4. Matriliny in Dynasty IV

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