Caption

Figurine of the god Ptah; maker, restitution provenance; Ptah mythology; Egyptian deity; ankh and wa's scepter iconography; beard facial hair; Egyptian art; Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt; figurine; height 14.7 cm, width 4 cm, depth 3 cm, weight 0.272 kg., A weathered statuette of a standing human figure with a long beard and a rounded cap, rendered in a textured metal surface showing a mix of dark brown, green, and gray patina; the figure's arms are held close to the body and appear to clasp a vertical object that extends down the length of the torso to a rectangular base, with surface irregularities and areas of darker and lighter mottling throughout, all shown against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_280

License type

Rights managed

Available size

28.5Mb (1.6Mb) / 7.4in x 14.9in / 2229 x 4469 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine god Ptah maker restitution provenance Ptah mythology Egyptian deity ankh wa's scepter iconography beard facial hair Egyptian art Late Period 664–332 Bc Egypt figurine height 14.7 cm width 4 cm depth 3 cm weight 0.272 kg weathered statuette standing human figure long beard rounded cap rendered textured metal surface showing mix dark brown green gray patina figure's arms held close body clasp vertical object extends down length torso rectangular base surface irregularities areas darker lighter mottling shown neutral gray background.