Basalt statue of a scribe
Male torso, with folds of flesh on stomach, palette over his shoulder, inscribed. The rolls of fat indicate wealth. The ink palette probably indicates that he is a scribe.
Length: 20 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1922) by Andrade, Cyril
New Kingdom
Eighteenth Dynasty
Circa
-1550
-
Circa
-1295
Accession number: E.11.1922
Primary reference Number: 52244
Oldadmincategory: SU
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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