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Imhotep
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Imhotep is shown seated; his chair is missing. He holds a papyrus roll in both hands. He wears a skull cap, a short kilt, and an engraved collar. The whites of the eyes are inlaid.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Mit Rahina (Memphis), Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/5/1975 | Treatment | repaired |
Geographies
Egypt, Mitrahina (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.545