The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 12, 2026

A dark brown wax sculpture depicts the Son of Horus, Imsety, as a vertical, human-shaped figure with a glossy amber finish. The head features prominent ears and a wig draping in two sections over the shoulders. Arms cross the chest, while the body tapers toward small feet. A network of fine, light-colored cracks webs across the entire dark surface, resembling a delicate net.

Son of Horus: Imsety

1000–900 BCE

Egypt, Third Intermediate , Dynasties 21–22

(1069–715 BCE)
wax with dark amber varnish
Overall: 8.6 x 2 cm (3 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.693
Location: Not on view
  • Probably Thebes, Deir el-Bahri. Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 379; Mentioned: p. 379-380
    Kritsky, Gene. The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt. 2015. Reproduced: Plate 15 and p. 111, fig. 12.5; mentioned: p. 110
  • {{cite web|title=Son of Horus: Imsety|url=false|author=|year=1000–900 BCE|access-date=12 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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