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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Block Statue of a Scribe
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Block Statue of a Scribe

MediumLimestone
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions12 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in., 13 kg 250 g (31.4 x 16.5 x 22.3 cm, 29 lb. 3 3/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.399
Label TextSuspected forgery
Published ReferencesGalerie Robiony, Nice, Sculpture Antique (21 Fevrier 1974), lot 110.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Galerie Robiony, Nice, France, February 21, 1974, lot 110. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
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Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art