Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Ptah
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
Egyptian faience with green glaze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The god Ptah is shown standing on a rectangular base and holding a was-scepter. There is an inscription on the rear piller, which is pierced for suspension near the top.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 7/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 3/8 in. (6.25 x 1.35 x 0.88 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1613