OC 003 · Statue · Africa
Seated statue of King Menkaure
- Number on this site
- OC 003
- What it is
- Statue
- Made
- About 2490 to 2472 BC, in the reign of Menkaure
- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4
- Material
- Indurated limestone
- Size
- 20 cm high
- Found
- In the sculptors’ workshop of Menkaure’s own temple at Giza. Giza
- Now held by
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Museum number
- 37.6.1
A small seated figure of the king whose pyramid is the third at Giza, found where it was made: in the workshop of his own temple.1
Where it sits in human time
Made about 4,510 years ago. On this strip, each step to the right is ten times closer to today.
Seen in
- The town that built the pyramids · Ancient Egypt
Filed under
Sources for this page
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Last reviewed 12 November 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Seated Statue of King Menkaure. Dynasty 4, ca. 2490–2472 BC. Collection record 543935, Open Access (CC0). www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/543935Used for: The dates of Menkaure’s reign, and a statue from the sculptors’ workshop in his valley temple at Giza. Checked 12 November 2026.