The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 2, 2023

Son of Horus: Imsety

1000–900 BC

Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21 (1069-945 BC) or early Dynasty 22

(945-715 BC)

Honey-colored wax with dark amber varnish

Overall: 8.2 x 2 cm (3 1/4 x 13/16 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.694

Location

not on view

Provenance
Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Citations
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 380, cat. no. 288
Kritsky, Gene. The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt. 2015. Reproduced: Plate 16 and p. 112, fig. 12.6; mentioned: p. 110
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.694