Small Statue of Imhotep, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 4 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 2 5/16 in. (11.5 x 3 x 5.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.373E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.373E_NegA_SL4.jpg)
Small Statue of Imhotep, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 4 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 2 5/16 in. (11.5 x 3 x 5.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.373E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.373E_NegA_bw.jpg)
Small Statue of Imhotep
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
305–30 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS
4 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 2 5/16 in. (11.5 x 3 x 5.8 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.373E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bronze figure of Imhotep. The god is shown in a seated position with his feet resting upon a representation of a footrest. The throne upon which he was meant to sit was made separately and is missing. The god wears a tight-fitting cap, broad collar, and a long pleated skirt. In his two hands he holds the ends of a papyrus represented as unrolled across his lap. Inscribed on the roll are two lines of an unclear inscription which seems to give the name Imhotep.
Condition: A black patina with splotches of cuprite here and there. Solid cast. Some pitting of surface and three spots of disease.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Small Statue of Imhotep, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 4 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 2 5/16 in. (11.5 x 3 x 5.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.373E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.373E_NegA_SL4.jpg)
IMAGE
threequarter, unedited master file, 37.373E_NegA_SL4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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