Votive statue of Imhotep

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statuette ; votive offering

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

height of the figure: 17.6 cm; height of the chair: 15.6 cm; base: 14.5 x 7 cm

Date

mid-7th century B.C.

Period

26th (Saite) dynasty (664–525)

Material

bronze ; gold ; electrum ; silver

Iconography

Imhotep ; close-fitting cap ; necklace/torques ; sandals ; chair/throne ; foot stool ; pedestal ; papyrus scroll ; scribe's palette

Inscription

Classical Egyptian ; hieroglyphs

Production place

Egypt

Findspot

Memphis?

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Provenance

Fejérváry–Pulszky Collection ; Ráth, György Collection

Inventory

51.2313

ID

Hyp-2756

References

Kóthay–Liptay, Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 96; Nagy, I., Egyiptomi Gyűjtemény, 79–80; Nagy, I., Egyptian Collection, 80–82; Kóthay–Liptay, Egyptian Artefacts, 102

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