Title
Seated Scribe
Description
Found near the tomb of Kai, Saqqara. High-ranking scribes could hope to be appointed to one of several houses of life, where they would copy, compile, study, and repair valuable sacred and scientific texts.
Creator
Unknown artist
Source
Stokstad, Marilyn
Art History, 4th ed., Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Pearson Education, 2010 (9780205800377)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
ca. 2450 - 2325 BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
statues
sculpture (visual work)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4561284
vw-20100831-1
Date Created
2011-08-26
Date Modified
2011-08-26
Is Part Of
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Extent
Height 21
Medium
Painted limestone with inlaid eyes of rock crystal, calcite, and magnesite mounted in copper
Spatial Coverage
Louvre (Paris, France)
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Egyptian
Audience
AHI101
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Unknown artist, “Seated Scribe,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 29, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/34798.