A rare Egyptian Bronze Statue of Ptah-Tatenen, Late - Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 350 - 300 BCE Holy Land the other Tirthankaras mentioned in

the other Tirthankaras mentioned in the Jain scriptures cannot be considered historical figures

Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum

thus emphasizing the figure's importance

while a suspension hole drilled through the center of the body allowed the piece to be worn in antiquity

A rare Egyptian Bronze Statue of Ptah-Tatenen, Late - Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 350 - 300 BCE Holy Land the other Tirthankaras mentioned inA rare mummiform bronze figure of Ptah Tatenen standing frontally with feet together, wearing a composite headdress with rams horns and a crown of two ostrich feathers with a sun disk (now missing), the arms held forward holding a scepter incorporating the ankh (life), djed (stability), and was (power). Ptah Tatenen is one of the most important gods in ancient Egyptian religion, especially in the city of Memphis. His figure represents the combination