Glazed steatite head of Ptah. Rupert Wace Ancient Art

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Glazed steatite head of Ptah
	The broad serene face is delicately carved with slightly smiling lips and wide eyes with raised lids, extended eye-lines and eyebrows. He wears a beard and a close-fitting skullcap revealing his large ears. An iridescent green glaze covers the carved surface. An old label at the back of the head reads, 'ction C. D. Kelekian, No. 50.' Mounted on a stamped Inagaki base. Late Dynastic Period. 664-332 BC Height: 5.8 cm Provenance: Kelekian collection France, formed between the late 19th century and 1982 Private collection UK
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