Writer figure of the Henka
€890.00
Product number:
23905872805
Product information "Writer figure of the Henka"
The true importance of courtiers and officials in pharaonic Egypt can be recognised by the privilege of being able to 'immortalise' themselves as a symbol of status and education. Like this scribe figure of Henka, whose base plate on the front bears the name and title of the tomb owner. Original: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum. Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty c. 2400 BC, limestone. Polymer ars mundi museum replica moulded by hand. Size 40 x 32 x 30 cm (h/w/d).