The Seated Scribe
Egyptian sculpture dating from the Old Kingdom period / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The sculpture of the Seated Scribe or Squatting Scribe is a famous work of ancient Egyptian art. It represents a figure of a seated scribe at work. The sculpture was discovered at Saqqara, north of the alley of sphinxes leading to the Serapeum of Saqqara, in 1850, and dated to the period of the Old Kingdom, from either the 5th Dynasty, c. 2450–2325 BCE or the 4th Dynasty, 2620–2500 BCE. It is now in the Louvre-Lens.
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Medium | limestone |
Dimensions | 53.7 cm (21.1 in) × 44 cm (17 in) × 35 cm (14 in) |
Location | Louvre-Lens, Louvre-Lens Glass Pavilion, Room 635, Egypt |
Owner | French State |
Collection | Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre |
Accession No. | E 3023 |
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It is a painted limestone statue, the eyes inlaid with rock crystal, magnesite (magnesium carbonate), copper-arsenic alloy, and nipples made of wood.