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Antiquity · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 565093

Relief depicting the head of a scribe

Unknown maker, ca. 2010–2000 B.C. or ca. 2000–1981 B.C.

Relief depicting the head of a scribe at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Rogers Fund, 1912 · Public domain

Artist
Unknown maker
Date
ca. 2010–2000 B.C. or ca. 2000–1981 B.C.
Medium
Limestone, paint
Dimensions
H. 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in); W. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in)
Era
Antiquity

Why it matters

Relief depicting the head of a scribe, dated ca. 2010–2000 B.C. or ca. 2000–1981 B.C., is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Limestone, paint. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are H. 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in); W. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.