Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7652
Faience amulet of Ptah [wearing sun disc, horns, and side lock]; blue glaze. Illustration: No
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- ID
- HUMFA_29-4-313e
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
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- Findspot
- Pit G 7652 A, room VIII
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- Material
- Faience
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 29.1413
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- Date of Register Entry
- 04/28/1929
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- Remarks
- MFA 29.1409 through MFA 29.1429 form set. This amulet depicts 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.
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery
Name of this image
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