Small Statue of Imhotep
Description
Caption: Small Statue of Imhotep, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. (9.8 x 2.9 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.374E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small seated bronze Egyptian-style figure with a shaved/closely cropped head and hands held together on the lap, mounted on a rectangular plinth.
The image shows a dark metal statue of a seated male figure on a rectangular base. The figure sits upright with one leg folded over the other, torso slightly forward, and both hands held together in front of the lower abdomen/lap. The head appears bald or closely shaven, with stylized facial features and a smooth, simplified rendering typical of small devotional statues. The garment is indicated with minimal incised/raised lines, suggesting a draped kilt or wrapped cloth around the hips and thighs. No clearly legible hieroglyphic text or cartouches are visible on the statue or base in this photograph. The statue is photographed against a light background; the base/plinth is visible as a darker rectangular block beneath the figure.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.374E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117030 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.