Fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: avenue G 0, avenue G 2, G 7101, G 7210-7220, G 7110-7120, G 7130-7140, street G 7200, street G 7100, street G 7400, G 7210-7220
Head fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-[Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]; [joins 25-2-36].
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_25-1-1122
- Alternate IDs
- 25-1-1122; HUMFA_25-1-1122
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 01/24/1925
- Title
- Fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 1.7 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Street G 7400, S [of] mastaba G 7410-7420: G 7410
- Remarks
- 25-1-1122 (head) = MFA 25.1928 + 25-2-36 (body) = MFA 25.2130. 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