Sitting scribe
The seated scribe is a limestone statue in the Egyptian collection of the Louvre in Paris . It is dated to the time of the Old Kingdom , 4th or 5th Dynasty, 2600 to 2350 BC. Dated. An alternative name is Hockender Schreiber .
Description and history
The painted limestone statue sits cross- legged on a flat pedestal. It is 53.7 cm high, 44 cm wide and 35 cm deep. The clothing, a kilt stretched over the knees, also serves as a work surface: the left hand holds a half-rolled papyrus roll , the right hand rests on this roll. She probably originally held a paintbrush. The hands with fingers and nails are detailed, the nipples are made of two wooden pegs. The eyes are made of white, red-veined magnesite (also bitter spar ). The semicircular pedestal was fitted into a larger pedestal that has been lost. The name, origin and title of the sitter were probably noted there.
According to the posthumously published documents of the archaeologist Auguste Mariette , he discovered the statue on November 19, 1850 near the Serapeum in Saqqara . The exact location is unknown. The site was also looted when it was discovered. Since there is no inscription on the statue, the identity of the sitter remains unclear. The time of origin is the old kingdom, 4th or 5th dynasty, 2600 to 2350 BC. Chr., Assumed. An indication of this dating is the fact that the scribe is shown at work. Later depictions show scribes reading. Although no ruler is depicted in this pose, it appears that it was originally intended for members of the royal family. One example is the statue of Prince Setka , one of the sons of Pharaoh Radjedef from the 4th Dynasty. On this statue, which can also be seen in the Louvre, the larger pedestal with names and titles has been preserved.
The inventory number is E 3023. The exhibition location is in the Sully wing of the Louvre, 1st floor, room 635, display case 10 (The Old Kingdom [L'Ancien Empire], approx. 2700–2200 BC).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alfons Welz: The big book of styles: The art of ancient Egypt , Volume 2 ISBN 3-938622-41-5 p. 88 (alternative name)
- ^ Victoria Charles, Klaus Carl: 1000 portraits . Parkstone International, 2014. p. 17
- ↑ a b Le Scribe accroupi . The statue on the Louvre website (French), accessed September 13, 2018
