Statue

Museum number:
6-19756
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21060019756
Alternate number:
3777 (field number)
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 3777 (277), Cemetery 3500, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt, Naga ed-Deir, Cem. #3500, Tomb #277
Culture or time period:
6th Dynasty of Egypt (2345–2181 BC) and 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1903-1904
Materials:
Limestone and Paint (coating)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Statues
Context of use:
Funerary equipment
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
height 39 centimeters
Comment:
Dynasties 6-8
Loans:
S1989-1990 #17: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (March 13, 1990–May 13, 1990)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 2 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 3 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 4 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 5 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 6 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 7 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 8 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 9 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Hearst Museum object 10 of 10 titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Statue, accession number 6-19756, described as Limestone portrait figure of seated scribe holding a scroll on his lap. Wears a short wig, broadcollar (painted blue and green), and kilt.

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