Fitzwilliam Museum — Department of Antiquities (Egyptian) · statue
statuette
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small statuette depicting a seated scribe wearing a wig.
The artifact is a small statuette representing an ancient Egyptian scribe seated with a tablet on their lap. The figure wears a traditional wig and sits in a cross-legged position. The details of the robe and anatomy are stylized, typical of Egyptian sculptural techniques. The back pillar is also characteristic of such statuettes.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
stone
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