Egyptologist George Reisner discovered three schist triads of Menkaure. And they were found in the valley temple near his Giza pyramid.

First, archaeologists discovered the triads in 1908 inside Menkaure’s valley temple. Moreover, they found five,

Although builders likely placed eight originally in the corridors.

Triads of Menkaure 

In this triad, the king stands with well-defined muscles. Additionally, he wears the white Hedjet crown, a false beard, and short kilt. Moreover, his left leg strides forward in the conventional pose. The goddess Hathor stands to his right and holds his hand. Moreover, Cow’s horns and a sun-disc identify her.

, and inscription To his left stands the personification of Diospolis Parva Nome. Additionally,  The standard above her head identifies her.

2- The King stands in the center, while Hathor stands to his right. Additionally, her hands rest calmly at her sides. As the Theban Nome stands to his left, shown as a short man. Moreover, his left leg advances forward, and arms rest by his sides Like other Nome personifications,

The standard above his head identifies him. Additionally, damage has broken the king’s beard.

3- This piece shows the king with Hathor and a Nome goddess of Cynopolis. Additionally, he wears Upper Egypt’s white crown. ؛People believed they stood across Egypt;

First, he ruled as the fifth king of the Fourth Dynasty. Moreover, these triad represents the oldest known examples of ancient Egyptian statuary.

First, the statues date to the Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, around 2530–2500 BC. Today, they are displayed in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, under numbers JE 46499, JE 40679, and JE 40678.