Sa-ese Grinding Grain
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Sa-ese Grinding Grain, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 4 in. (9.2 x 4 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.125E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Sa-ese Grinding Grain
Date
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
3 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 4 in. (9.2 x 4 x 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.125E
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