ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Statuette of Imhotep

AAT Object Form/Functionfigurines

(not assigned)Egypt

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of the Forward Arts Foundation

Dimensions7 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 4 1/2 in. (18.7 x 7.1 x 11.4 cm)

Object number2009.024.001

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Rotunda, September 27, 2010 - March 29, 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, June 17, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesRupert Wace Ancient Art, In Our Own Image: Gods and Mortals in Ancient Art (London, 2008), number 8.d
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 27.

ProvenanceEx private collection, Paris, France, acquired ca. 1958-1960. French art market, 2006. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England.

Status

On view

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