The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen.

Ancient Egyptians buried the statue of the deity Ptah — the god of craftsmen and sculptors — with other revered statues, including those of a sphinx, baboon, cat, Osiris and Mut, in a pit next ...

The large Ptah statue dates back to the New Kingdom and a sphinx has the hallmarks of the Ptolemaic period. However, all the items seem to have been buried at a similar time, ...

Along with a large lower piece taken from a seated statue of Ptah—an artwork that had likely sat in the god's Karnak temple for years—the trove included one sphinx; two statuettes of Mut (one ...

More than 2,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian priests buried a sacred statue of Ptah, the god of craftsmen and sculptors. During its "lifetime," Ptah's statue was likely well cared for, with priests ...

The statue was found on the land of a man who had been arrested earlier in the month for carrying out illegal excavations. The land was located near the Temple of Ptah, which is about 15 miles ...

A collection of artifacts and objects also was found in the burial shafts, including a 35-centimeter-tall bronze statuette of god Nefertum and a statue of Ptah-Soker, the main Saqqara god.

Ancient Egyptians buried the statue of the deity Ptah — the god of craftsmen and sculptors — with other revered statues, including those of a sphinx, baboon, cat, Osiris and Mut, in a pit next ...

In 2019, archaeologists were stunned at the discovery of a unique pink granite statue of Ramses II buried in a muddy pit. The ...