Amulet of Pataikos
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Street G 7400
Dimensions
Height: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Accession Number
27.1045
Medium or Technique
Faience
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
This pale green faience 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.
Provenance
From Giza, street G 7400. 1925: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition