Seated scribe

Classification

sculpture / statue

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

height: 53.7 cm; width: 44 cm; depth: 35 cm

Date

2600–2350 B.C.

Period

4th dynasty (2613–2494); 5th dynasty (2494–2345)

Material

limestone ; magnesite ; rock crystal ; copper ; wood

Iconography

pedestal ; male figure ; kilt ; papyrus scroll ; scribe

Production place

Egypt

Findspot

Saqqara

Present location

Paris, Musée du Louvre, Antiquités égyptiennes

Inventory

E 3023

ID

Per-5627

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