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Pataikos Amulet
Molded in faience, this small amuletic figure in the form of a naked dwarf was found attached to a linen cord hung around the neck a young woman's mummy. The figure can be identified as a protective deity closely related to representations of Horus-the-Savior seen on magical stelae known as cippi (see 50.85. Egyptologists refer to this type of amulet as a Pataikos, a Greek name derived from the comparison made by Herodotus (fifth century BCE) between the divine image of a dwarf god in the Temple of Ptah at Memphis and similar Phoenician examples known as pataicoi. An additional link to Ptah is suggested by the black skull-cap that covers the god's head.
This type of amulet first appeared in the New Kingdom, and was especially popular during the Third Intermediate and Late Periods.
This type of amulet first appeared in the New Kingdom, and was especially popular during the Third Intermediate and Late Periods.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pataikos Amulet
- Period: Third Intermediate Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 21
- Date: ca. 1070–945 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Unfinished Temple ("Seankhkare") Valley, Pit Tomb MMA 1008/1016 (Mond 8), MMA excavations, 1920–21
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H 5.4 × W 2.5 × D 1.3 cm (2 1/8 × 1 × 1/2 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
- Object Number: 25.3.199
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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