Faience amulet of Ptah
Faience amulet, Ptah.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- EMC_JE_53957
- Alternate IDs
- EMC_JE_53957; JE_53957; HUMFA_29-4-268g; 29-4-268g
- Department
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 04/19/1929, 04/20/1929
- Title
- Faience amulet of Ptah
- Medium
- Faience
- Credit Line
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Provenance
- Pit G 7652 A, room I
- Notes
- Three such amulets originally registered as HUMFA_29-4-268g; now in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo (EMC_JE_53957, EMC_JE_53958, and EMC_JE_53959).
- Remarks
- These amulets depict the standing figure of the Memphite creator god Ptah in his human form, with several characteristic attributes, including mummiform wrappings, a close-fitting skull cap and was-scepter. In this example, he also wears a sun's disc, horns, and a side lock.