Seated Male Scribe (?)

1550-1069 BCE (New Kingdom) H: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm) Citation Source image

This carved sculpture depicts a seated male figure, possibly a scribe. He has long hair, and a cloth with folds about his waist. His arms are on his lap with a flat scroll (?) between them. The piece is broken across the arms and legs; the lower portions are missing.

Sculpture

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40351
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sculpture
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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