Art, Symbol & Imagination
Mut and Ptah: Paired Egyptian Figures
A seated woman with a broad headdress appears beside a closely wrapped upright male figure holding an object at his chest. The captions identify Mut and Ptah. Their shared photographic plate compares different poses: the seated figure spreads across a broad support, while the standing figure remains narrow and vertical. Each is a separate object, with no common ancient setting established by the reproduction.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. "Mut and Ptah: Paired Egyptian Figures" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt, Lewis Spence. September 1923 Harrap reprint; first published August 1913, 1923, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 207. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-object-207
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Historical photograph of an ancient object; printed caption reviewed. Ancient maker unrecorded. Photographer credit recorded individually where printed. Orientation corrected where necessary; no retouching or reconstructed detail.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. Mut and Ptah: Paired Egyptian Figures. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 207. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-object-207