| Object Number | E14259E |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt | Sedment |
| Locus | Tomb 2111, Tomb of Khentkhety |
| Period | First Intermediate Period |
| Date Made | 2130 - 1980 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Iconography | Scribe |
| Description | Wooden male figure, seated in the central portion of the granary, looking down into the courtyard. On his lap is a writing board, painted white. Both hands are positioned above the board, but the right hand is posed to indicate writing. Kilt is painted white, skin is red, and hair is black. The figure also wears the painted white sash of a lector priest across his chest, extending from his right flank, to his left shoulder. |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921 |
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