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Large Egyptian Wooden Seated Scribe
Large Egyptian Wooden Seated Scribe
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Description
Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th Dynasty, 2134-1802 BC. A carved wooden figure of a scribe sitting cross-legged, with an unrolled papyrus scroll across his lap, set on a rectangular base, the surface covered with gesso and painted; the hair cut short, the thighs covered by a turquoise-painted kilt; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar crouching servant figurine in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA, under accession number 22.20. 898 grams total, 27.5cm including stand (10 3/4"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; acquired from a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; from his collection formed in the 1990s.
Condition
Fair condition.
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Large Egyptian Wooden Seated Scribe

Estimate £800 - £1,000
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Starting Price £550
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