\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This life-sized wooden statue represents the scribe Nakhti, who lived during the reign of Sesostris I. It is a funerary statue, placed
in the tomb along with the dead man that it portrays.\par
Nakhti is depicted with a certain solemnity, advancing while holding the hem of his skirt back with one hand.\par
As was customary for scribes and officials, his head is shaved.\par
The detail
s of the youthful face are rendered with great realism, using the technique of incrustation as well as touches of paint.