Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Imhotep, donated by Padisu

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Description

Cupreous metal

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 full-length seated/standing small bronze-like statue figure wearing a bald wig and tight kilt, hands held forward at the waist.

The image shows a small, dark metal sculpture of a human figure (male-presenting), standing upright on a rectangular base. The figure has a shaved head/bald cap and a simple face with downcast eyes. One arm appears bent with the hands brought together or held close at the lower abdomen/waist; the other arm is similarly positioned, suggesting a formal, devotional pose. The body is smooth and stylized, with a short, fitted kilt covering the lower torso. No clearly legible inscription, cartouche, or separate text panels are visible on the front, base, or along the figure in this view. The surface appears dark with highlights consistent with patinated metal. A pedestal/base is visible, and portions of the base show lighter (possibly stone or plaster) material.

royal Late Period–Ptolemaic (consistent with catalogue; exact attribution to Imhotep not visually confirmable from this image) good
Deities Imhotep (attributed by catalogue; not explicitly identifiable from visible text in this image)
Materials dark patinated metal (consistent with cupreous metal)light-colored base (stone/plaster)

Connections

Found at Memphis
Deities Imhotep

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116247565 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.8.94 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 552441 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • 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.