Keywords: Egyptian - Head of Ptah - Walters 48422 - Left.jpg Ptah was the creator god of the city of Memphis and the patron of craftsmen and artists His blue skullcap symbolizes creation and his black face represents fertility and rebirth between 664 525 BC Late Period Egyptian faience with blue-green and black glaze cm 3 52 2 11 3 accession number 48 422 3451 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Musuem 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters Faience The Colors of the Heavens The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003-2004 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Ptah Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |