Caption

Mold for a figurine of Ptah the dwarf. Mold for pressing casting? a figurine of Ptah the dwarf probably made by pressing from a stone matrix. The head wears a flat cap; a wide face with long, thin mustaches or swallowed snakes; in the hands two oval objects feathers?; legs are curled up. The upper torso is covered by a beaded necklace; otherwise the figure is naked. Technological grooves on both sides of the figurine. Small incisions above the head. The form is semi-oval, rounded at the bottom. Ptah the dwarf mythology; snakes; feathers; necklace iconography. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Form. Height 2 cm, width 4.2 cm, depth 4.7 cm., A small reddish-brown carved object with an arched top, showing the recessed figure of a seated person with rounded facial features and a hat or headdress, the figure appearing to wear a necklace and a garment with a defined torso and knees; the surface has a rough, slightly pitted texture with lighter tan and white speckles and chips, and the background is a smooth pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_372

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.7Mb (812.7Kb) / 9.2in x 9.2in / 2756 x 2756 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mold figurine Ptah dwarf pressing casting pressing stone matrix head wears flat cap wide face long thin mustaches swallowed snakes hands two oval objects feathers legs curled up upper torso covered beaded necklace otherwise figure naked Technological grooves sides Small incisions head form semi-oval rounded bottom dwarf mythology snakes feathers necklace iconography Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc Form Height 2 cm width 4.2 cm depth 4.7 cm small reddish-brown carved object arched top showing recessed figure seated person rounded facial features hat headdress figure appearing wear necklace garment defined torso knees surface rough slightly pitted texture lighter tan white speckles chips background smooth pale gray.