Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · figurine

Head of Ptah

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Accession: 48.422
Dynasty: 26th Dynasty
Date: 664-525 BC (Late Period)
Date range: 664 BCE – 525 BCE
Materials: ['Egyptian faience with blue-green and black glaze']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Head of Ptah (48.422). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220032

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<p>Ptah was the creator god of the city of Memphis and the patron of craftsmen and artists. His blue skullcap symbolizes creation, and his black face represents fertility and rebirth.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.422' rel='external'>Head of Ptah</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

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Deities Ptah

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Walters-AccNum 48.422 tier-2
Walters-id 3451 tier-2

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