Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Ptah Figure
Description
Faience
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small figure of an ancient Egyptian individual holding a scepter, displayed on a stand.
The image depicts a small statuette made from blue-green faience. The figure is depicted with an intricate level of detail, holding a symbolic scepter suggesting its significance. The style is typical of Egyptian small-scale statuary often used in funerary contexts. Its form is compact and well-preserved, highlighting Egyptian artistry in faience work.
funerary
New Kingdom
excellent
Materials
faience
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