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Ptah

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Description

<p>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.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1613' rel='external'>Ptah</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small standing male deity figure with a tightly bearded face and broad collar, holding a staff-like object across the chest. The figure is shown in green-glazed Egyptian faience with worn surface details.

The object depicts a mummiform/standing bearded figure with a bald head and a stylized wigless hairstyle. A broad collar or beaded necklace lies across the chest. The figure’s arms are posed with one hand at the chest and the other holding an implement that resembles a staff or scepter-like emblem (exact form unclear). Vertical incised relief lines run down the center of the body; additional incised details appear on the collar and possibly along the arms. The surface is coated in a green glaze consistent with Egyptian faience; some wear, chips, and discoloration are visible, especially near the base and along edges. No clearly legible Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is visible. There are hieroglyph-like incised marks, but the signs are not clearly identifiable at this resolution.

religious unclear (likely Late Period to Ptolemaic/early Roman faience deity statuette tradition, but not certain from image alone) poor
Deities Ptah (catalogue ground truth; not fully confirmable from image alone)
Materials Egyptian faience with green glaze
Signs incised hieroglyphic/relief marks (unreadable) ×5

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Translation] To be recited: Ptah, give all life, all health, all dignity like Re eternally.

Connections

Deities Ptah

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 48.1613 tier-2
  • Walters-id 11507 tier-2

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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.