Servant statuette: a squatting scribe

Classification

statuette ; tomb equipment

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

11.7 x 6.6 cm

Period

11th dynasty (2055–1985); post-antique

Material

wood

Iconography

male figure ; wig ; scribe's palette

Inscription

Classical Egyptian ; hieratic writing

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Provenance

Sigmund Freud Collection

Inventory

51.2200

ID

Hyp-4781

References

Horváth, Z., in BullMusHong 102–103 (2005)