Menkaure

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Menkaure in a triad composition, flanked by Hathor (on his right) and the personification of the Cynopolis nome (his left). Greywacke: height 96 cm, width 38 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 46499.
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Menkaure in a triad composition, flanked by Hathor (on his right) and the personification of the Cynopolis nome (his left). Greywacke: height 96 cm, width 38 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 46499.

Menkaure was the fifth ruler of ancient Egypt's Fourth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period, best known as the builder of the third and smallest royal pyramid at Giza.

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