About the Artwork
Figurine of Imhotep
between 663 and 527 BC
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Bronze
4 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches (11.7 × 3.2 × 5.7 cm)
Metalwork
African Art
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker
64.574
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
"Imhotep" on papyrus scroll on figure's lap
Provenance
Eid, Alexandria, Egypt
(T. E. Bachman, New York, New York, USA)
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker 1964-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Egyptian, Figurine of Imhotep, between 663 and 527 BC, Bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker, 64.574.
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