Context (Related Documents)
This sculpture is recorded in Bernard von Bothmer's research archives the Brooklyn Archives of CLES. Michael Chen, J. Clawson Mills Scholar, Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art transcribed the entry as follows: '"Torso of Djedher, son of Imhotep, fully inscribed” Midriff of statue with remnants of eight lines on front (navel at line 3). Both arms missing completely, but traces show that they were hanging down straight. Fine-grained black basalt w/brownish sheen. /ex-collection F. W. Green, Vernus, Athribis?, h. 15.2 cm, w. 14.4 cm, d. 12.3 at lower break'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card reads: 'Middle section of torso of polished black basalt standing statue with plinth, completely covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions except where the arms have been broken away.'
Later hand adds: 'figure of (the priest or prophet of) Harpocrates at Aphroditopolis, Zeho son of Imhoty.'
Another hand adds: 'Surface entirely covered by texts. Fragment includes naval. Horizontal lines of text on front. Vertical col[umn]s run from arms (lost) to back pillar where vertical column, running down side of pillar 4 [unclear] col[umn]s run down back of pillar.'
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Other)
Previously on long-term loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum, from 9 November 1971 to 10 November 2010.
Event Date 9/11/1971
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Front entirely covered with horizontal lines of formulaic text. Vertical columns of texts run from behind the [lost] arms to the back pillar (i.e. continuing the horizontal texts, but with the hieroglyphs at right angles to them), on whose sides vertical texts run down. Four columns of text run down the back of the dorsal pillar; Broken off below rib cage and across upper thighs.
Event Date 30/5/1991
Author: maa

Context (References)
Sternberg el-Hotabi, Heike. (1999). Untersuchungen zur Überlieferungsgeschichte der Horusstelen. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Event Date 1999
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
Michael Chen, J. Clawson Mills Scholar, Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, examined this fragment in July 2019 and noted that all such healing sculptures are found in the Delta region of Egypt. The Place field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 10/7/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)