Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Faience amulet [of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)], (late); dark green glaze, suspension hole.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_31-1-337
- Alternate IDs
- 31-1-337; HUMFA_31-1-337
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 01/24/1931
- Title
- Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 1 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7832 Z, debris
- Notes
- never accessioned; sold to Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- 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.