Votive Statue, Figurine Of Dwarf
date: label: Accession Date
content: 19 Aug 1969
name: label: Collector
content: William W. Ellsworth
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. Newman C. Hall
label: Site Name
content: Bubastis (Tell Basta)
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Figurine of Bes (?) a pygmy (?). Faded green faiance figurine of bow-legged figure; perforation for suspension. Collectors note says "From Bubastis." Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976."
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Votive statue of Ptah-Patek, 650-200 B.C. This dwarf figure represents one form of the god Ptah, patron of artisans. Ancient Egyptians saw crafts as part of creation, and they believed Ptah, as one of the creator gods, kept the world safe from chaos.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Mar 2018
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 286122
label: USNM Number
content: A454203-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure