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Source Description
The god Ptah is shown standing on a rectangular base and holding a was-scepter. There is an inscription on the rear piller, which is pierced for suspension near the top.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
11507
label
Ptah
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
11507
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ptah
description
The god Ptah is shown standing on a rectangular base and holding a was-scepter. There is an inscription on the rear piller, which is pierced for suspension near the top.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amulets
amulet-figurine
figurines
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.3
height
1.4
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 3/8 in. (6.25 x 1.35 x 0.88 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] To be recited: Ptah
give all life
all health
all dignity like Re eternally.
dynasty
26th-30th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with green glaze
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6182
collection_ids
EGY
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none
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