Statue of a man sitting cross-legged
late 5th Dynasty, ca. 2400 BC
The sculpture is a variant of the so-called scribe statue type: the man sits cross-legged on the ground like a scribe, but he does not hold a roll of papyrus on his lap. High-ranking officials had themselves depicted reading and writing because literacy was very esteemed.
The sculpture is a variant of the so-called scribe statue type: the man sits cross-legged on the ground like a scribe, but he does not hold a roll of papyrus on his lap. High-ranking officials had themselves depicted reading and writing because literacy was very esteemed.
Time:
late 5th Dynasty, ca. 2400 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza, Westfriedhof, Mastaba D 106, Serdab
Material/technology:
Rose granite
Dimensions:
H 38,5 cm, B 27,3 cm, T 16,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7442
Provenance
1912, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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Instruktion: Entwurf einer Dienstordnung für das Kunsthistorische Museum (ausgearbeitet von den leitenden Sammlungsbeamten) Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Wien 14.06.1958