LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Imhotep

Statuette of Imhotep Imhotep, an official of King Djoser in Dynasty 3, supervised the construction of the earliest known monumental stone structure, the Step Pyramid. Over many centuries, ancient Egyptian reverence for Imhotep's wisdom grew until, by the Late Period, he was worshiped as a god. Images of the divine Imhotep show him dressed as an official. This statuette, from more than two thousand years after Imhotep's time, depicts him seated and holding a papyrus scroll. Medium: Bronze Dates: 381-30 B.C.E. Dynasty: XXX Dynasty or later Period: Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 4 9/16 in. (17.2 x 5.4 x 11.6 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is not on view Accession Number: 36.623 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3410/Statue...

Statuette of Imhotep Imhotep, an official of King Djoser in Dynasty 3, supervised the construction of the earliest known monumental stone structure, the Step Pyramid. Over many centuries, ancient Egyptian reverence for Imhotep's wisdom grew until, by the Late Period, he was worshiped as a god. Images of the divine Imhotep show him dressed as an official. This statuette, from more than two thousand years after Imhotep's time, depicts him seated and holding a papyrus scroll. Medium: Bronze Dates: 381-30 B.C.E. Dynasty: XXX Dynasty or later Period: Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 4 9/16 in. (17.2 x 5.4 x 11.6 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is not on view Accession Number: 36.623 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3410/Statue...