Statue of a Scribe, Detail

Creator

• Attic workshop

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

510-500 BCE

Abstract

Half-length detail

Keywords

Greek Archaic period, Sculpture (Visual works), Statues

Alt Text

A stone statue of a seated figure with a missing head, showing signs of wear and damage. The figure appears to be holding an object in its hands.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Greece; Athens (Greece); Acropolis (Athens, Greece)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

This statue was found in fragments in 1865 amidst construction for the Old Acropolis Museum, in the area of the Sanctuary of Pandion. It has been restored and reassembled, though part of the left upper arm, made from a separate piece of marble, is absent. A major portion of the head is a plaster copy of the original what has been in the Louvre Museum, Paris, since 1817. The missing portion, known as the "Head Fauvel", comes from the name of the French consul in Athens, who in his intense archaeological looting of Greece, provided the fragment to France. The scribe in this sculpture wears a himation that leaves the right side of his body exposed. The man has his head bent over his right hand, where a stylus would have been used to write on a tablet, which would have been secured on his lap in two drilled holes. Traces of color on his feet indicate that he was wearing sandals. It is believed that Greek scribe statues, a rarity, represent treasures of the Sanctuary of Athena, shown recording the monetary affairs of their office. Some suggest that they are members of the group that wrote down the first official versions of Homer's epics. This object is currently held at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece.

Identifier

A01-JGC0469

Recommended Citation

Attic workshop, "Statue of a Scribe, Detail" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 495.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/495