Description
Statuette featuring Ptah Patèque. He stands naked, adorned with a large, multi-row pectoral and wearing the wick of Horus. His ears are adorned with a ring. The deity stands on two crocodiles, their tails intertwined at the rear. His head is surmounted by a scarab beetle. He holds two knives in his hands, folded against his chest, and a snake in his mouth. These amulets refer to the god Ptah, associated with other deities such as Horus or Sobekh. In Memphis, the Patèques were in charge of metallurgical work and were associated with goldsmiths. In Jean Roudillon's notes: "Antiquité, Égypte époque Saïte " Bès enfant ", blue glazed siliceous ceramic with gold leaf remnant, gold earrings H. 9 cm Former Boutros collection, Boutros-Ghali. Earthenware, gilding and gold Egypt, Ptolemaic period (332-34 B.C.) H. 9 cm Provenance : - Boutros Boutros-Ghali Collection - Jean Roudillon Collection
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Statuette featuring Ptah Patèque. He stands naked, adorned with a large, multi-row pectoral and wearing the wick of Horus. His ears are adorned with a ring. The deity stands on two crocodiles, their tails intertwined at the rear. His head is surmounted by a scarab beetle. He holds two knives in his hands, folded against his chest, and a snake in his mouth. These amulets refer to the god Ptah, associated with other deities such as Horus or Sobekh. In Memphis, the Patèques were in charge of metallurgical work and were associated with goldsmiths. In Jean Roudillon's notes: "Antiquité, Égypte époque Saïte " Bès enfant ", blue glazed siliceous ceramic with gold leaf remnant, gold earrings H. 9 cm Former Boutros collection, Boutros-Ghali. Earthenware, gilding and gold Egypt, Ptolemaic period (332-34 B.C.) H. 9 cm Provenance : - Boutros Boutros-Ghali Collection - Jean Roudillon Collection
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