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Third Intermediate Period–Late Period
Features of this fine statuette - the slight folds alongside the nose, the simplicity of the scepter, the roundness of the garment over the elbows - are commensurate with figures of the god from the Kushite and early Saite Period.
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Title: Ptah
Period: Third Intermediate Period–Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25–early 26
Date: ca. 722–650 B.C. or somewhat later
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Bronze or copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 12.8 × W. 4.1 × D. 12.8 cm (5 1/16 × 1 5/8 × 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of David Dows, 1945
Accession Number: 45.4.1
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