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Statuette of a Scribe

Statuette of a Scribe. Dimensions: H. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep II-Amenhotep III. Date: ca. 1391-1353 B.C.. This statuette depicts a seated scribe with a scroll of papyrus across his lap. His kilt is drawn tightly around his knees to create a flat surface on which to write. He would have held a reed brush in his right hand and would have unrolled the papyrus with his left hand. The deep wrinkles across his chest indicate that he is no longer a young man.
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Title:
Statuette of a Scribe
Caption:
Statuette of a Scribe. Dimensions: H. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep II-Amenhotep III. Date: ca. 1391-1353 B.C.. This statuette depicts a seated scribe with a scroll of papyrus across his lap. His kilt is drawn tightly around his knees to create a flat surface on which to write. He would have held a reed brush in his right hand and would have unrolled the papyrus with his left hand. The deep wrinkles across his chest indicate that he is no longer a young man.
Technique/material:
Serpentinite
Period:
NEW KINGDOM
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3145 x 4200 px | 37.8 MB
Print size:
26.6 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AFRICA • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • FROM EGYPT, UPPER EGYPT, THEBES • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEW KINGDOM • SCULPTURE • SERPENTINITE • STATUES • THÈBES • UPPER EGYPT