Seated Scribe
Date:
c. 1350 BC
Medium:
marble
Dimensions:
2 1/2 inches × 45 inches (6.35 × 114.3 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Lillian Henkel Haass and Miss Constance Haass
Object number:
4E
Seated 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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