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Standing Scribe

Standing Scribe

Artist
CultureEgyptian
Datec. 664 - 343 BCE
Mediumlimestone
Dimensions7 1/8 x 3 x 2 3/4 in. (18.1 x 7.6 x 7 cm)
Classificationssculpture
Credit LineTransferred from Louis Round Wilson Library, UNC-CH
Object number68.28.1
DescriptionMale figure, head to hips, missing nose, left ear, elbow, hand, right fingers, and top of back pillar.
Most surfaces worn and pitted; no traces of paint survive. The word “Mataria” is written on the back.
Surfaces of head worn. Some encrustation. Limestone.
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