Bronze statue of Ptah, Egypt, 800-100 BCE
- Made:
- 800-100 BCE in Egypt
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseBronze figurine of Ptah, god of truth, Egyptian, 800BC-100BC
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bronze figurine of Ptah, god of truth, Egyptian, 800BC-100BC
Ptah was the Egyptian god of creation and craftsmen. The ancient Egyptians believed that while illness and disease were natural events, they also had supernatural causes, which were controlled by the gods. Prevention and treatment of illness and disease therefore included prayers at home to statues of gods like this one.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A634890
- Measurements:
-
overall: 113 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, .096 kg
statue: 74 mm x 26 mm x 17 mm,
- type:
- statue
