id: 141478
accession number: 1964.90
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Seated Statue of Nykara, 2408–2377 BCE. Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5, reign of Nyuserre (2445–2422 BCE) or later. 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
title: Seated Statue of Nykara
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creation date: 2408–2377 BCE
creation date earliest: -2408
creation date latest: -2377
current location: 107 Egyptian
creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture: Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5, reign of Nyuserre (2445–2422 BCE) or later
technique: red granite and pigment
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - Old Kingdom
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 53.4 x 20.5 x 28 cm (21 x 8 1/16 x 11 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1964)
opening date: 1964-12-08T05:00:00
Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
title: l'art égyptien au temps des pyramides (Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids)
opening date: 1999-04-06T00:00:00
l'art égyptien au temps des pyramides (Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids). Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France (April 6-July 12, 1999); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (September 7, 1999-January 2, 2000); Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto M5S 2C6, Canada (February 12-May 22, 2000).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': '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', 'opening_date': '1988-04-21T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '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.', 'opening_date': '1999-09-07T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Probably Saqqara. Khawam Brothers, Paris (1932-35); Fahim Kouchakji, New York (1951). Purchased from Vincent Diniacopoulos, Montreal
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 2
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n26
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 2
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n24
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 12
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n32
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page number: Reproduced: p. 2
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n18
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page number: Mentioned: p. 128-129; Reproduced: p. 128-129, color p. 45
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Kritsky, Gene. The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt. 2015, 15.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 14-15, fig. 2.6
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IMAGES
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