Seated Scribe

Datec. 1350 BC

Object PlaceEgypt, North Africa, Africa

Mediummarble

Dimensions2 1/2 inches × 45 inches (6.35 × 114.3 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Lillian Henkel Haass and Miss Constance Haass

Terms

Object number4E

DescriptionSeated figure with one leg folded beneath and the other raised at the knee. In the left hand, he holds a papyrus scroll which is unscrolled and draped from the raised knee across the lap. The right hand is cupped in a gesture of writing. The head is lowered and the gaze fixed to view the scroll. The figure is wearing a short-sleeved tunic and a stylized double wig.

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