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Seated Imhotep

Egyptian (Artist)
664-332 BCE (Late Period)
cast bronze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

Inscription

[Translation]
front: Coming forth of (Imhotep?) who gives
right: life (pa-Hor-Shen?), son of Pa-Ameny,
rear: born of Pay-(hr.f neter?), made of the
left: house mistress Sha-her

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Mit Rahina (Memphis), Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

(Place of Origin) Egypt, Mit Rahina (Memphis) (Place of Discovery)

Measurements

H: 10 1/16 in. (25.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

54.402

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