Fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7510, street G 7500, G 7430-7440, G 7633, G 7637, G 7639, G 7310-7320, G 7518, G 7610+7620, G 7632, G 7521
Head fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-[Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)].
Illustration: No
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_25-2-27
- Alternate IDs
- 25-2-27; HUMFA_25-2-27
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 02/01/1925
- Title
- Fragment of faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height: 1.4 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Street G 7500, mastaba G 7510, [interior chapel], 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.