Fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7200, street G 7300, street G 7100, avenue G 2, G 7310-7320, G 7410-7420, street G 7400, G 7510, G 7811, street G 7500
Faience amulet of Ptah-[Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]; head half.
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_25-1-1375
- Alternate IDs
- 25-1-1375; HUMFA_25-1-1375
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 01/30/1925
- Title
- Fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 1.2 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Street G 7500, debris
- 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