Superintendent of the Granary, Irukaptah
Description
Caption: Superintendent of the Granary, Irukaptah, ca. 2455–2425 B.C.E.. Limestone, 29 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 17 in., 178.5 lb. (74.9 × 29.2 × 43.2 cm, 80.97kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.20E.
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 seated statue of a scribe from ancient Egypt.
The artifact is a sculpture depicting a seated male scribe with characteristic features such as a wig and a kilt, holding a papyrus scroll on his lap. The statue is made of limestone and exemplifies the artistic style of scribes in Egyptian art, known for its realistic portrayal. The figure is shown in the seated scribe position, which is a common motif in Old Kingdom art.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.20E tier-2
- BKM-Object 3938 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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