Pataikos Amulet

Third Intermediate Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

Molded in faience, this small amuletic figure in the form of a naked dwarf can be identified as the protective deity Pataikos. The name comes from the description of similar Phoenician examples in the writings of Herodotus. Possibly linked to the craftsman god Ptah, these figures are closely related to figures of Horus-the-Savior seen on magical stelae known as cippi (see 50.85).

Pataikos Amulet, Faience

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Pataikos Amulet, Faience
Pataikos Amulet, Faience
Pataikos Amulet, Faience
Pataikos Amulet, Faience
Pataikos Amulet, Faience
Pataikos Amulet, Faience
Pataikos Amulet, Faience
Pataikos Amulet, Faience

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