Detail of the scribe’s hands / Wiki Commons 5. He won’t be able to write a whole lot, though, because the reed brush he used to write has been missing over the Millennia.Īnother interesting mention about this part of the sculpture is that the scribe’s hands were carved very delicately and realistically. He wears a white kilt and the papyrus scroll he works with is in position to start his work. The scribe was depicted in such a way that he appears to be writing. The most important tool of the scribe is missing Detail of the sculpture’s eyes / Gbaotic / Wiki Commons 4. It’s quite astounding to look at considering this was done up to 4,800 years ago. Some organic material was placed at the back of the eyes to produce the blue hue of the irises of the eyes. His eyes are made of two different types of minerals, rock crystal, and magnesite, and are completed with a chemical solution called a copper-arsenic alloy. This would have been the normal position for this man and his gaze makes us assume that he is waiting for somebody to tell him what to write. It depicts the scribe in a seated position with his scroll of papyrus on his lap. The Seated Scribe is a painted limestone sculpture that has some remarkable characteristics. There’s something special about the eyes of this sculpture A closer view of the sculpture / Rama / Wiki Commons 3. This included the Great Pyramid of Giza and its smaller brothers nearby, the Pyramid of Menkaure, and the Pyramid of Khafre. The 4th dynasty s referred to as the so-called “ Golden Age of the Old Kingdom.” It was a time of prosperity and peace and many structures were constructed. To give some reference, the 4th dynasty ruled between 26 B.C., and the 5th dynasty between 24 B.C. This is especially fascinating because it has been dated to either the 4th or 5th dynasties of the Old Kingdom. What’s remarkable is that the sculpture has been relatively well-preserved. Full view of the ancient sculpture / Rama / Wiki Commons 2. They served many different purposes and could be used as tax collectors, organizing special events such as wars, or assisting in large-scale construction projects such as temples and pyramids.īecause of this important role, the Pharaoh had these workers depicted in sculptures such as this one. They were used by the rulers to communicate with the population. These were professional copyists who served an important role in ancient Egyptian culture. It depicts a professional ancient Egyptian copyistĪs the name of this remarkable sculpture suggests, it depicts a scribe who was earning his living in ancient Egypt. It’s not the only sculpture of a scribe at the Louvre Museum 1.
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