Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Faience amulet of [Ptah-Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]; green glaze.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_31-1-67
- Alternate IDs
- HUMFA_31-1-67; 31-1-67
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 01/08/1931
- Title
- Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.6 cm Thickness: 1 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Debris E of mastaba G 7759
- 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