Fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Fragment of faience [amulet] of Ptah-Sokar [in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]; blue-green glaze. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1
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- ID
- HUMFA_31-2-25
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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
- Debris E of area G 7850
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- Material
- Faience
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- Dimensions
- Width: 1.8 cm Length: 2.2 cm Thickness: 1 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Date of Register Entry
- 02/05/1931
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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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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery