Egyptian Blue Skullcap from a Composite Figure of Ptah, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Wood She designed jewelry using these

She designed jewelry using these ancient beads and later donated a significant portion of her collection to the British Museum

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Musée l’Egypte et le Monde Antique

Provenance:  From the family collection of Isabella Friedinger-Prantner

Amasis adorned the temples of Lower Egypt

Egyptian Blue Skullcap from a Composite Figure of Ptah, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Wood She designed jewelry using theseThis small Egyptian blue skullcap was originally created as a fitted element for a composite cult statue of the god Ptah. The recessed interior is designed to sit securely over a wooden tenon emerging from the figure's head, a construction method well documented in elite wooden statuary of the New Kingdom and later periods. The material retains its characteristic glassy surface within the interior, while the exterior shows natural staining and minor