Art Institute of Chicago
Statuette of Imhotep
Egyptian
- Date
- Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE)
- Medium
- Copper alloy
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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