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Source Description
Ptah was believed to have created the world with his words. He was the main god at Memphis and patron god of craftsmen and artists. Here, he holds a composite scepter combining three symbols: "was" (well-being), "ankh" (life), and "djed" (stability).
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Document identity
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16606
label
Ptah
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
16606
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ptah
description
Ptah was believed to have created the world with his words. He was the main god at Memphis and patron god of craftsmen and artists. Here, he holds a composite scepter combining three symbols: "was" (well-being), "ankh" (life), and "djed" (stability).
provenance
[Found in Mitrahina]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-1st century BCE (Late Period (30th dynasty)-early Ptolemaic Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
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9
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9
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.5
height
6.2
depth
11
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/16 x W: 2 7/16 x D: 4 5/16 in. (20.5 x 6.2 x 11 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] On the ramp of the base: To be recited: Ptah the Lord of Truth; on the platform only the name ""Ptah"" has survived.
dynasty
30th-early Ptolemaic Dynasty
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bronze
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6182
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EGY
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3193
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