Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Faience amulet of [Ptah-Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]; blue glaze.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_29-4-313r
- Alternate IDs
- 29-4-313r; HUMFA_29-4-313r
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 04/28/1929
- Title
- Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
- Medium
- Faience
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7652 A, room VIII
- Remarks
- MFA 29.1409 through MFA 29.1429 form set. 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