Creation was thought to occur through the word of Ptah, whose cult centre was at the city of Memphis. Ptah wore mummy wrapping, the close- fitting cap of craftsmen and smiths. Ptah is holding the hieroglyphic symbols for ankh (life), djed (stability) and was (strength.) According ot the einscriptions on the base, King Amenhotep III dedicated the sculpture. From the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy. Nikon D90