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Seated Scribe (Kay?), from his mastaba at Saqqara

SiteSaqqara
LocationEgypt
Dateca. 2450-2350 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodEgyptian Old Kingdom Period
Materialpainted limestone
Dimensionsca.54cm h.
CollectionFrance, Paris, Musee du Louvre
Saskia No.Jec-0023
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 3, plate 14
 Gilbert, Living with Art, 6th ed., chapter 14, plate 12
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 3, plate 19
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 2, plate 16
 Margaret Lazzari, Exploring Art, 1st ed., chapter 16, plate 15
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 3, plate 20
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 3, plate 15