Bronze seated figurine of the young Imhotep, 900 BC - 300 BC.
Image number: 10328955
Imhotep (Imhetep, Greek Imouthes) means 'the one that comes in peace', he was thought to be a learned sage who was deified after death. The pedestal of the figurine is made from alabaster.
- Image number:
- 10328955
- Credit:
- Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
- Date taken:
- 30 October 2003 09:23
- Image rights:
- Science Museum
