Photograph of seven statues of a seated Imhotep, Ancient Egyptian chancellor to Pharaoh Djoser, High Priest of Ra and physician who was deified after his death. From top left to bottom right: 1. bronze statue purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1921 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R77/1936); 2. bronze statue on a wooden base acquired by the Museum at an unkown point and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R45/1936); 3. bronze statue purchased in Paris by the Museum and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R79/1936) 4. bronze statue on an alabaster base purchased at auction by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R56/1936); 5. bronze statue on a wooden base acquired by the Museum at an unknown point and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R43/1936); 6. bronze figure on a white marble throne purchased at auction by the Museum in 1924 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R64/1936); 7. bronze statue on a wooden base purchased in Cairo by the Museum in 1933 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R2943/1936). The statues are not held by Wellcome Collection.
