Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Imhotep


    Cupreous alloy statue of Imhotep

    Imhotep was the architect who constructed the first true Egyptian pyramid. This was so important that the Egyptian later deified him as a patron of wisdom.  It is 14cm high, 4.8cm wide and 9.8cm in diameter ( 5 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 3 7/8 inch.)

    Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332 - 32 BC.

    Found in the Delta (unsure)

    Source: Metropolitan Museum