Statue of a scribe.
Painted limestone: height 51cm, width 41cm, depth 31cm.
Saqqara. Antiquities Service Excavations 1893.
Early 5th Dynasty,
c. 2500 BC.
Note the roll of Papyrus, and the specially shaped desk on which he writes.
Illustration & description: 'The Treasures of the Egyptian
Museum,'
ed: Francesco
Tiradritti, photos: Araldo De Luca. (page 56.) - excellent book.
American University in Cairo Press,
1999.
HOME | Story