Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Egyptian Artca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later

Artwork Details

Title	Nikare with his Wife and Daughter
Medium	Limestone, paint
Dimensions	h. 57 cm (22 7/16 in); w. 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in); d. 32.5 cm (12 13/16 in)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later
Credit Line	Rogers Fund, 1952
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 5
Period	Old Kingdom
Date Range	2420 BC

Provenance

Region	Memphite Region
Country	Egypt

From the Dynasty 5 era

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Relief fragment showing fishing scene

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Stake?

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Figure of a male beer-maker

ca. 2649–2100 B.C.Weight equal to five deben

ca. 2465–2323 B.C.Statue, young boy

ca. 2465–2458 B.C.Relief with running troops

ca. 2465–2438 B.C.Statue of Demedji and Hennutsen

ca. 2465–2389 B.C.West wall of the chapel of Nikauhor and Sekhemhathor

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 543901