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Nikare as a scribe

Old Kingdom
ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 103
Old Kingdom Egyptians sought to express a person's intangible personality by a multiplicity of images. Nikare was represented by at least four statues, including two in the Museum's collection (see also 52.19). In this statue he slightly bends his head as he sits over a papyrus, which he unrolls on his lap. The text records his name and title: Employee of the Granary, Nikare.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Nikare as a scribe
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 5
  • Reign: reign of Niuserre or later
  • Date: ca. 2420–2389 B.C. or later
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara, Djoser Pyramid, south precinct possibly
  • Medium: Granite, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 30.1 × W. 24.6 × D. 23.3 cm (11 7/8 × 9 11/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.67
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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