Description
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.
Conservation
Date
Description
Narrative
7/23/1959
Treatment
cleaned
2/12/1997
Examination
examined for condition
4/10/2003
Treatment
cleaned; coated; loss compensation
Exhibitions
Faience: The Colors of the Heavens. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2003-2004.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Musuem, 1931, by bequest.
