Statuette of Imhotep
Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE)
Egyptian
Egypt
Imhotep was the architect who designed the Stepped Pyramid of King Djoser (Dynasty 3, c.2687 BCE). Fifteen hundred years later, Imhotep was deified and revered as a god of healing and wisdom. As a sign of his learning, he holds an unrolled papyrus on his lap.
Copper alloy