id:			141479
accession number:	1964.91
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.91
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:13.014000

False Door of Nykara, 2408–2341 BCE. Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5, reign of Nyuserre (2445–2422 BCE) or later. Limestone; overall: 168 x 111.5 x 6 cm (66 1/8 x 43 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1964.91

title:				False Door of Nykara
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creation date:			2408–2341 BCE
creation date earliest:		-2408
creation date latest:		-2341
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:	limestone
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Old Kingdom
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 168 x 111.5 x 6 cm (66 1/8 x 43 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1964)
	opening date:   1964-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1964)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1965a, no. 67, illus. p. 237', 'opening_date': '1965-01-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Said to be from Giza, but more likely Saqqara [see 1964.90 ]. Purchased from Vincent Diniacopoulos, Montreal
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. 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.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 130-132; Reproduced: p. 130-131
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	Kritsky, Gene. The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt. 2015, 16.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 14; reproduced: p. 16, fig. 2.7
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