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Figurine of Ptah

New Kingdom
ca. 1336–1070 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Figurine of Ptah
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: late Dynasty 18‒Dynasty 20
  • Date: ca. 1336–1070 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), palace of Merneptah, The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition, 1915
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: 6.4 × 3.9 × 4.2 cm (2 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia; The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt, 1915–1920 (29-84-482)
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art