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Amulet of Pataikos

Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period–Roman Imperial Period
1070 B.C.–A.D. 364

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1910
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionThis amulet of pale blue-green faience represents the protective deity Pataikos. The god is pictured as a round-bellied, nude dwarf holding a knife in each hand. There is a hole at the back of the neck for suspension.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.