Amulet — stele with a depiction of the god Ptah and a falcon on the reverse; maker, Ptah mythology; falcon iconography; naos; plaques; Egyptian deities; Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt; amulet, stele; height 7 cm, width 5 cm, A rectangular pendant with a rounded top and a small circular hole near the top edge, made of a blue material with worn areas showing brown and tan erosion; the surface has incised lines forming the outline of a standing bird with a rounded head and a long tail, and a few horizontal incised lines near the lower area; the blue field shows patches of darker and lighter blue, and the edges and incisions reveal brown and beige tones.
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Amulet — stele with a depiction of the god Ptah and a falcon on the reverse; maker, Ptah mythology; falcon iconography; naos; plaques; Egyptian deities; Late Period, 664–332 BC, Egypt; amulet, stele; height 7 cm, width 5 cm, A rectangular pendant with a rounded top and a small circular hole near the top edge, made of a blue material with worn areas showing brown and tan erosion; the surface has incised lines forming the outline of a standing bird with a rounded head and a long tail, and a few horizontal incised lines near the lower area; the blue field shows patches of darker and lighter blue, and the edges and incisions reveal brown and beige tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_120

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Rights managed

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38.9Mb (3.1Mb) / 10.5in x 14.4in / 3147 x 4326 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet stele depiction god Ptah falcon reverse maker Ptah mythology falcon iconography naos plaques Egyptian deities Late Period 664–332 Bc Egypt amulet height 7 cm width 5 cm rectangular pendant rounded top small circular hole near top edge blue material worn areas showing brown tan erosion surface incised lines forming outline standing bird rounded head long tail horizontal incised lines near lower area blue field patches darker lighter blue edges incisions reveal beige tones.

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