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The Seated Scribe
The sculpture of the ''Seated Scribe'' or ''Squatting Scribe'' is one of the most important examples of ancient Egyptian art. It represents a figure of a seated scribe at work. The sculpture was discovered at Saqqara in 1850 and dated to the period of the 4th Dynasty, 2620–2500 BCE. It is currently part of a permanent collection of Egyptian antiquities in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
==Description==
This painted limestone sculpture represents a man in a seated position, presumably a scribe. The figure is dressed in a white kilt stretched to its knees. It is holding a half rolled papyrus. Perhaps the most striking part aspect of the figure is its face. Its realistic features stand in contrast to perhaps more rigid and somewhat less detailed body. Hands, fingers, and fingernails of the sculpture are delicately modeled. The hands are in writing position. It seems that the right hand was holding a brush, now missing. The body is sturdy with a broad chest. The nipples are marked with two wooden stubs.
Special attention was devoted to the eyes of the sculpture. They are modeled in rich detail out of pieces of red-veined white magnesite which were elaborately inlaid with pieces of polished truncated rock crystal. The back side of the crystal was covered with a layer of organic material which at the same time gives the color to the iris and serves as an adhesive. Two copper clips hold each eye in place. The eyebrows are marked with fine lines of dark organic paint.
The scribe depicted in this sculpture has a very soft sagging look which must signify that he is well off and has very few hardships and doesn't need to do any sort of physical labor. He sits in a cross-legged position while his posture and vitality makes it seem as if he is stuck in that position and has been there for a long period of time working. His facial expression is extremely attentive, gazing out to the viewer like he is watching their every move and is waiting for them to start speaking. He has a ready-made papyrus scroll laid out on his lap and the reed-brush used in inscriptions and hieroglyphs is missing from the sculpture.〔 Both his hands are positioned on his lap. His right hand is pointing towards the paper and makes it seem as if he has already started to write while watching others speak. With a concentrated but calm demeanor, he stares calmly at the viewer with his black outlined eyes. HIs posture is that of someone who has a purpose.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
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