Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7524, G 7777, street G 7500, G 7550, G 7530-7540, G 7775, street G 7300, G 7690, G 7792, G 7773, G 7691, G 7520, G 7650, street G 7400, G 7350, G 7774, G 7524, G 7776, G 7000 SE 17, G 7660
Crudely made faience amulet of [Ptah-Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]; green glaze, top of head black.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_28-4-132
- Alternate IDs
- 28-4-132; HUMFA_28-4-132
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 04/22/1928
- Title
- Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Width: .9 cm Length: 1.7 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Debris on top of mastaba G 7775
- 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.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified