Statue

E14294

Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E14294
Current Location Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display - On Display
Provenience Egypt
Period Late Period | Twenty-Sixth Dynasty
Date Made 664 BCE - 525 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Bronze | Gilt
Technique Gilded | Inlaid
Iconography Ptah
Description

Standing figure of Ptah holding staff topped by symbols for life, stability and dominion. Traces of gilding remain in collar and wristbands. Inlaid eyes now missing.

Height 24 cm
Width 4 cm
Depth 3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Nicolas Tano, 1924

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