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Bronze statuette with black patina of Ptah, God of craftsmen and architects Depicted mummiform, only his forearms and hands come out of his shroud-like garment to clasp the emblematic staff of divine power and authority: the was-sceptre. He wears a skullcap and a short, straight false beard.

h. 22.9 cm

26th Dynasty, 664–525 BC, Egypt

Bronze

Provenance

Private Collection of Lord Amherst of Hackney (1835-1909), Norfolk
Sold at Sotheby’s, London, The Amherst Collection, Egyptian & Oriental Antiquities, London, 13th-17th June 1921, lot 116, pl. III
Private collection, France
Thence by descent
Acquired by David Aaron Ltd, London, 2019
Acquired at David Aaron Ltd, London, 2020

Publications

"Egyptian Art Over 3000 Years Ago: Gems of the Amherst Sale", The Illustrated London News, 11th June 1921, p. 783
The Amherst Collection, Egyptian & Oriental Antiquities, 13th-17th June 1921, lot 116

Exhibitions

Didlington Hall Museum (a single-storey museum was constructed on the south side of Lord Amherst of Hackney's property to house his extensive collection), Norfolk, United-Kingdom, 1880 - 1910
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from 2020

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The ‘Amherst’ Ptah

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