M0017651: Three statues of Ancient Egyptian deities: Harpocrates, Amen Re and Imhotep

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Egyptian deities; Harpocrates, Mmen Re, Imhotep

Photograph of three Ancient Egyptian deities (from left to right): Harpocrates, Amen Re and Imhotep. The statue of Harpocrates is made of bronze and was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1937 (accession number R4189/1937). The statue of Amen Re was acquired by the Museum at an unknown point. The statue of Imhotep is made of bronze and was acquired by the Musuem at an unknown point and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R46/1936). None of the items are held by Wellcome Collection.

November 1959

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for two of the items: R4189/1937 and R46/1936

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.