Statue of Imhotep
- Accession Number
- EA27357
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Gods case
- Object Type
- Sculpture, Statue
- Period
- Late Period
- Material
- Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Divine Name
- Imhotep
- Measurements
- Height: 152mm | Width: 37mm
Licensing details
This image may be used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. For uses not covered under the Creative Commons license, or to license images for commercial uses,
please contact the Egypt Centre.
- Description
-
A solid-cast copper alloy seated figure of Imhotep with an incised collar and an open papyrus roll across his knees bearing a hieroglyphic text. There is a tang at the rear of the hollow square plinth. It likely dates to the Late Period. On long-term loan since 2005 from the British Museum.
- Bibliography
-
Goodridge, Wendy R. & Stuart J. Williams 2005. Offerings from The British Museum. Swansea: The Egypt Centre. [p. 1]
- Previous Owner
- The British Museum
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The British Museum (04 Apr 2005)
