COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1892.160
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
Title:
Statuette of Imhotep
Title Type:
preferred
View:
3/4 view
Creation Date:
Ptolemaic Period, 323-30 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-323
Creation End Date:
-30
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Subject Description:
Imhotep was the architect who designed the Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser (Dynasty 3, c. 2687 B.C.). 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.
Creation Place:
Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Dimensions:
H.: 11.7 cm (4-5/8 in.); W.: 4 cm (1-1/2 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1892.160
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E27803.TIF
