Faience amulets of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Two faience amulets of Ptah-[Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]. Illustration: No
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- ID
- HUMFA_25-3-283
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
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- Findspot
- Pit G 7515 A, debris
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- Material
- Faience
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- Dimensions
- Height: 3.5 cm; 2.9 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession numbers: 27.1046, 27.1047
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- Date of Register Entry
- 03/29/1925
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- Remarks
- This amulet represents Pataikos, a popular protective deity, amulets of whom were believed to ward off threats to the wearer. He is usually depicted as a nude dwarf with a bald head, often wielding a pair of knives.
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession numbers verified
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery