Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian) · statue

Statuette of Imhotep

Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian), acc. 1892.160. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

Accession: 1892.160
Date: Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE)
Date range: 305 BCE – 30 BCE
Materials: ['Copper alloy']
Repository: Art Institute of Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago (Egyptian), Statuette of Imhotep (1892.160). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/207985

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Description

Imhotep was the architect who designed the Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser (Dynasty 3, c.2687 BCE). Fifteen hundred years later, Imhotep was deified and revered as a god of healing and wisdom. As a sign of his learning, he holds an unrolled papyrus on his lap.

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Deities Imhotep

Royals Djoser

Materials Copper Alloy

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ARTIC-id 120293 tier-2

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