Seated Scribe

Found near the tomb of Kai, Saqqara. Fifth Dynasty, c. 2450-2325 BCE. Painted limestone with inlaid eyes of rock crystal, calcite, and magnesite mounted in copper, height 21″ (53 centimeters). Musée due Louvre, Paris.

 

 

 

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