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Seated Male Scribe (?)
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This carved sculpture depicts a seated male figure, possibly a scribe. He has long hair, and a cloth with folds about his waist. His arms are on his lap with a flat scroll (?) between them. The piece is broken across the arms and legs; the lower portions are missing.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.69