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Statuette of the god Imhotep

Figure of Imhotep, seated with an open papyrus scroll on his lap. Imhotep is depicted with a skullcap, and he is wearing a collar consisting of two registers and round pendants. Imhotep has his arms bent, the hands resting on the thighs and holding a papyrus scroll on his lap. Imhotep is wearing a short kilt decorated with vertical streaks and a belt. The feet are wearing sandals and rest on a hollow trapezoidal base which is filled with mould material. A square tenon projects down from the base.

Cat. 109
Metal / Bronze
3.5 cm x 13 cm x 5.5 cm
332–30 BCE
Hellenistic period
Unknown
Purchase Bernardino Drovetti, 1824
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 / Showcase 08
  • Lanzone, Ridolfo Vittorio, Dizionario di mitologia egizia, Amsterdam, p. 152, tav. L, fig. 1.
    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Lanzone, Ridolfo Vittorio Titolo=Dizionario di mitologia egizia Sottotiolo= In= Collana= Opera= Luogo=Amsterdam Anno= Menzionato=p. 152 Illustrazione=tav. L, fig. 1
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