M0017650: Three statues of Ancient Egyptian deities: Ptah, Isis nursing Horus and Imhotep

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Egyptian deities; Ptah, Isis nursing Horus, Imnhotep

Photograph of three Ancient Egyptian deities (from left to right): Ptah, Isis nursing Horus and Imnhotep. The statue of Ptah is made of stone and was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The statue of Isis and Horus is made of bronze and was purchased at auction by the Musuem in 1920 and accessioned in 1959 (accession number R150/1959). The statue of Imhotep is made of bronze and mounted on a woode base and was purchased at auction by the Musuem in 1911 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R42/1936). 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: R150/1959 and R42/1936

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.