Caption

Figurine of Imhotep; seated male figure holding an unrolled papyrus on his lap, palms holding the papyrus ends. Imhotep ca. 2667–2648 BC; mythology. Materials: papyri? associated, Egyptian deities, male figurine. Date: 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Type: figurine. Dimensions: height 12 cm, width 3.2 cm., A small dark greenish bronze figure of a standing person with a smooth rounded head and simplified facial features, shown frontally with arms bent and hands holding a shallow rectangular object, wearing a vertically ribbed skirt that reaches the ankles and standing on a small rectangular base, all set on a polished yellow and cream marbled stone pedestal; the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_476

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.4Mb (2.3Mb) / 14.4in x 20.0in / 4333 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine Imhotep seated male figure holding unrolled papyrus lap palms holding papyrus ends Imhotep ca 2667–2648 Bc mythology Materials papyri associated Egyptian deities male figurine Date 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Type figurine Dimensions height 12 cm width 3.2 cm small dark greenish bronze figure standing person smooth rounded head simplified facial features shown frontally arms bent hands holding shallow rectangular object wearing vertically ribbed skirt reaches ankles standing small rectangular base set polished yellow cream marbled stone pedestal background uniform light gray.