{"product_id":"eb2402","title":"A rare Egyptian Bronze Statue of Ptah-Tatenen, Late - Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 350 - 300 BCE","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare mummiform bronze figure of Ptah-Tatenen standing frontally with feet together, wearing a composite headdress with ram’s horns and a crown of two ostrich feathers with a sun disk (now missing), the arms held forward holding a scepter incorporating the \u003cem\u003eankh\u003c\/em\u003e (life), \u003cem\u003edjed\u003c\/em\u003e (stability), and \u003cem\u003ewas\u003c\/em\u003e (power).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePtah-Tatenen is one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, especially in the city of Memphis. His figure represents the combination of two powerful divine ideas: Ptah, the god of creation and craftsmanship, and Tatenen, the god of the primeval mound and the emerging earth. Ptah-Tatenen symbolized the origin of the world, the act of creation, and the renewal of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis god manifests himself as the earth god Tatenen, the Primeval Mound, who is embodied in Ptah, the divine sculptor who forms a concept of creation in his mind and then realizes it materially. As primeval creator god Ptah-Tatenen becomes one of the three main gods of Egypt, along with Amun of Thebes and Re of Heliopolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor further discussion see: El Menyawy, H. M. (2025). Ptah-Tatenen in the Greco-Roman period. Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 19(2), 218–259. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e Bronze \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 2 5\/8 inches (6.5 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Surface corrosion and encrustation throughout; losses to details and attributes, otherwise intact and in good condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e The Nourollah Elghanayan Collection of Ancient Art, assembled 1950-1970's. Nourollah Elghanayan (1915 - 2009), NYC, Iranian-born businessman, started buying land in Manhattan in the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on Manhattan property on Second and Third avenues. His sons turned the holdings into a booming real-estate business. Now, the family is worth $1.9 billion and has more than 20 million square feet of residential and commercial holdings to its name, split among two firms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andy Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55873758101807,"sku":"EB2402","price":10299.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/5339\/files\/e341280dee15231a81769b7e83905c20.jpg?v=1774617862","url":"https:\/\/sandsoftimedc.com\/en-cn\/products\/eb2402","provider":"Sands of Time Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}