The Seated ScribeOld Kingdom, 4th or 5th Dynasty, c. 2620–2500 B.C.E or c. 2450–2325 B.C
The Seated ScribeOld Kingdom, 4th or 5th Dynasty, c. 2620–2500 B.C.E or c. 2450–2325 B.C.E.Materials: painted limestone, eyes inlaid with rock crystal, magnesite (magnesium carbonate), copper-arsenic alloy, and nipples made of wood. Discovered on November 19th, 1850, to the north of the Serapeum’s line of sphinxes in Saqqara, Egypt, by French archaeologist Auguste Mariette.© Musée du Louvre & Wikipedia -- source link
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