Ptah Amulet. Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 664 - 332 BC. Faience. 2.5 cm height. Condition: Good condition. Provenance: Private collection Donald Wonder (1938 - 2023), California, United States of America. Acquired at various auction houses and gallery owners between 1979 - 2009 between: - George M. Juergens (1897 - 1986), New York, April 11, 1979. - Superior Stamps and Coind Co. Beverly Hills, California, July 3, 1984. - Laurent Bermundez Primitive Arts, California, June 1996. - Amphora, New York, September 17, 2003. Lot 358. - Amphora, New York, October 13, 2009. Description: Although Ptah is not one of the most famous gods, he is one of the most important in the Egyptian pantheon. His name may mean “the Creator”. He was the sovereign of all the gods as he created the universe through “Thought”. He is also known by other epithets such as the “Lord of Magic”, the “Lord of Darkness” and the “Lord of Truth”. He was originally associated with Memphis, the capital of the Old Kingdom. From the time of the New Kingdom, he formed part of a triad with his wife, Sekhmet, and his son, Nefertem. He was also a funerary god: in pictorial depictions he appears with a green face, a sign that he is a god of the Afterlife, just like Osiris. One of the most important functions of Ptah was as the patron of craftsmen, above all, of sculptors and metal craftsmen. He was considered to be the inventor of manual practices and techniques, and was worshipped in the town well-known for its craftsmen, Deir el-Medina. The working of jewellery was usually done by dwarfs, and these were under the protection of Ptah and his sons, the Pataikos. Notes: - The piece includes authenticity certificate. - The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested, can take between 1-2 weeks maximum. - The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.