The Seated ScribeThe Louvre’s scribe, known as the “Seated Scribe”, is indeed sitt
The Seated ScribeThe Louvre’s scribe, known as the “Seated Scribe”, is indeed sitting cross-legged, his right leg crossed in front of his left. The white kilt, stretched over his knees, serves as a support. He is holding a partially rolled papyrus scroll in his left hand. His right hand must have held a brush, now missing.The most striking aspect of this sculpture is the face, particularly the elaborately inlaid eyes: they consist of a piece of red-veined white magnesite, in which a piece of slightly truncated rock crystal was placed.From Saqqara Necropolis. Old Kingdom, 4th-5th Dynasty, ca. 2600-2350 BC. Now in the Louvre. E 3023 -- source link
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