PTAH GOD, VOTIVE STATUTE in bronze with an oxidize... Lot 205

PTAH GOD, VOTIVE STATUTE in bronze with an oxidize and cuprite patina representing the god Ptah standing with his body sheathed in a mummiform garment raising his shoulders. He holds a long composite scepter combining the Djed pillar, the Ankh cross and the Uas. His face is round and adorned with a straight false beard, and his head is encased in a skullcap that leaves his ears uncovered. Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 664 - 332 B.C. Height : 15 cm (Oxidations, in the state) PROVENANCE Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo, sale of December 3, 2016. Private collection.