Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Imhotep Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

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Description

Statuette, Imhotep. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Cupreous metal. H. 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.) H. (with tang): 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Men. Credit: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904.

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Deities Imhotep
Materials Cupreous Metal
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