Seated Scribe

Title

Seated Scribe

Description

Found near the tomb of Kai

Source

Stokstad & Cothren, p. 61

Date

Dynasty 5 (c. 2450-2325 BCE)

Format

Painted limestone with inlaid eyes of rock crystal, calcite, and magnesite mounted in copper, height 21" (53 cm)

Coverage

Saqqara, Egypt
Current location: Musée du Louvre, Paris

Files

Anonymus-Seated Scribe.jpg
ARTSTOR_103_41822000137800.jpg

Citation

“Seated Scribe,” ARTH 200, accessed October 6, 2024, https://ergane.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/136.

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