Faience amulet of Ptah-Sokar (Pataikos)
Faience amulet of [Ptah-Sokar in form of dwarf (Pataikos)]; green glaze. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1
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- ID
- HUMFA_31-1-67
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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 mastaba G 7759
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- Material
- Faience
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- Dimensions
- Width: 1.4 cm Length: 3.6 cm Thickness: 1 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 31.1829
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- Date of Register Entry
- 01/08/1931
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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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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Eastern Cemetery