Figure of a scribe
The principal figure visible here is an office in scribal kit, with a writing board under one arm, holding a scribal palette in the other. Behind him is an offering bearer carrying a basket of food, of whom only one arm is preserved. (See 26.3.354-1-related.)
Artwork Details
- Title: Figure of a scribe
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 11
- Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
- Date: ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Khety (TT 311, MMA 508), From the foot of the causeway, MMA excavations, 1926–27
- Medium: Limestone, paint
- Dimensions: H. 36 x W. 22 cm (14 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.3.354w
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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