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LOT 0024
Egyptian Bronze Figure of Ptah
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
5 1/4 in. (160 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand).
A bronze statuette of the god Ptah, wearing a tight-fitting mummiform garment and cap, standing on a rectangular base, detailing to his face, straight false beard and broad collar, his arms held in front of his chest, holding the was sceptre; lug to base; accompanied by a custom-made wooden display base.
Provenance
Acquired 1980s.
Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 04.2.405, for similar; Tiribilli, E., The bronze figurines of the Petrie Museum from 2000 BC to AD 400, London, 2018, p.107 no.146, for a similarly detailed example from Saqqara.
Footnotes
Ptah was the god of Egypt's capital city Memphis and master craftsman of the gods, known for his benevolent and approachable character.
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