Seated Statue of Nykara
2408–2377 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Seated Statue of Nykara, 2408–2377 BC. Egypt, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, reign of Niuserra or later, 2408-2377 BC. Red granite and pigment; overall: 53.4 x 20.5 x 28 cm (21 x 8 1/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1964.90
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- red granite and pigment
- Dimensions
- Overall: 53.4 x 20.5 x 28 cm (21 x 8 1/16 x 11 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1964.90
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review (1964), l'art égyptien au temps des pyramides (Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids), CMA 1965a, no. 68, illus. p. 236; Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham Museum of Art, 21 April-31 July 1988, Through Ancient Eyes: Ancient Portraiture, cat. by Donald Spanel, no. 7<br>Paris, Grand Palais 4/6-7/12/99; NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 9/7/99 - 1/9/00; Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum 2/12-5/22/00, Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids, p. 372, no. 128.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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