Sa-ese Grinding Grain in the Brooklyn Museum, March 2010

The King's Scribe Sa-ese, Grinding Grain

The subject of this unusual statuette, the royal scribe Sa-ese, kneels in front of a grinding stone. When complete, the figure would have shown him, with extended arms, in the act of grinding grain. This statuette belongs to a small group of sculptures that served as elaborate funerary figures or shabtis.

Medium: Bronze

Geographical Locations:

Place made: Egypt

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Dates: ca. 1390-1352 B.C.E.

Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty

Period: New Kingdom

Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 3 7/8 in. (9 x 4 x 9.8 cm)
Conservation Report: 3
5/8 x 1 9/16 x 4 in. (9.2 x 4 x 10.2 cm)

Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 37.125E

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

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