Seated Scribe. Detail.
27th-24th c BCE Egyptian Egyptian Old Kingdom Sculpture
EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM Anonymous
(c. 2755 BCE - 2255 BCE)
Primary
c. 2600 BCE-2350 BCE
27th-24th c BCE
H:53.7 cm.
Limestone; Rock crystal; Magnesite (magnesium carbonate); Copper-arsenic alloy;
Painted; Inlaid
Egyptian Old Kingdom
Saqqâra. Egypt.
Paris. Louvre.
parl7018
"4th or 5th Dynasty. Found in the Serapeum north of the alley of the sphinxes, Saqqara, Egypt."
Caption:
EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM Anonymous | Seated Scribe. Detail. | c. 2600 BCE-2350 BCE | Egyptian | Egyptian Old Kingdom | ©Kathleen Cohen