Egyptian Figure of The Scribe Nekht-Ankh

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Seated majestically with legs crossed on a sturdy rectangular base, his wide back pillar supporting him firmly, he rests his left hand on his chest, while grasping a bolt of cloth in his right. An enveloping cloak and a majestic wig with pointed lappets adorn his dignified form. His face exudes authority, with a broad, full mouth, an aquiline nose, and wide-set eyes that seem to pierce through the air. Two lines of inscription on the front of the base reveal a powerful message: "An invocation of offering for the honored guest of Thoth, Lord of Khemenu (Hermopolis), the revered Scribe Nekht-Ankh, who was borne by F[...]."