Cult Image of the God Ptah

Title: Cult Image of the God Ptah
Description: This statuette depicts Ptah, the chief god of Egypt's capital city Memphis, who is easy to identify by his tight-fitting cap and enveloping shroud. Other iconographic details, such as the royal beard, the large and detailed broad collar, the scepter of merged "was" and "djed" signs, and a platform representing the hieroglyph for universal order, as well as the brilliant blue stone, communicate four important epithets: Lord of Lower Egypt, Master Craftsman, Lord of Truth, and Lord of the Sky.; Source
Identifier: Blue_Egypt
Creator: unknown
Medium: lapis lazuli (rock)
Date: ca. 945–600 B.C.
Coverage: Egypt (ancient)
Subject: Art, Ancient--Egypt; Ptah (Egyptian deity); Lapis lazuli
Rights: OA Public Domain