Small Statue of Imhotep
Description
Caption: Small Statue of Imhotep, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. (9.8 x 2.9 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.374E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A seated ancient Egyptian statue of a young male figure holding a scroll.
The statue depicts a young male figure seated on a square base, shown in a typical Egyptian pose. The figure holds a scroll in his hands, indicating a possible representation of a scribe or scholar. The statue is made of a smooth material, likely bronze, and features a detailed and serene expression. The craftsmanship suggests a focus on calm and contemplative demeanor typical in similar representations.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.374E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117030 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.