British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · jewelry

amulet

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Accession: 1896,0618.25
Period: 26th Dynasty
Dynasty: 26th Dynasty
Date: 600BC (after)
Date range: 600 BCE – 600 BCE
Materials: ['gold']
Height: 2.9 cm
Repository: British Museum
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British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan, amulet (1896,0618.25). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/52508

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Description

Gold amuletic pendant: this tiny solid cast figure represents Ptah, the creator god of Memphis, patron of craftsmen. Characteristically, he is depicted mumrniforrn with only his hands emerging to grasp a 'was' sceptre with its distinctive slanting animals head. However, he does not wear his usual straight divine beard, and instead of wearing a skull-cap appears… View more about description

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Deities Ptah

Cross-references (2)

BM-Object Y_EA26976 tier-2
BM-Registration 1896,0618.25 tier-2

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