Légende

Mold for pressing 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 iconography. 664–332 BC; Late Period, Egypt. Form. Height 2 cm, width 4.2 cm, depth 4.7 cm., A roughly rounded, flat object with a coarse, uneven surface in shades of brown and reddish-brown, with small patches of lighter tan and gray; the object sits against a light gray background and shows a few smudges of dark black and faded red on its lower area.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A19_373

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

22.9Mo (1.3Mo) / 24.0cm x 24.0cm / 2832 x 2832 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mold pressing figurine Ptah dwarf 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 iconography 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Form Height 2 cm width 4.2 cm depth 4.7 cm roughly rounded flat object coarse uneven surface shades brown reddish-brown small patches lighter tan gray object sits light gray background smudges dark black faded red lower area.