Seated scribe

Seated scribe. Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2620–2500 B.C.E. Painted limestone.
OLD KINGDOM
4,000 YRS OLD
LIFELIKE
PAINTED
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE
PIGMENT SURVIVES
LIMESTONE
CRYSTAL
AWARENESS, INTELLIGENCE
UNIDEALIZED
ROLLS OF FAT
RELAXED
HUMANLIKE
FORMALITY
FRONTAL, MEANT TO BE SEEN
SYMMETRY
MOMENTARY, EGYPTIANS CONCERNED W THE ETERNAL
CAIRO, FOUND IN NECROPOLIS
FUNERARY SCULPTURE MEANT FOR TOMB
SCRIBES HIGHLY REGARDED
FEW WHO COULD READ AND WRITE
DELICACY
LONG AND ELEGANT
FINGERNAILS
HIGH CHEEKBONES
WHITE KILT
RICH SKIN