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<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view01.jpg)
Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view01.jpg)
<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view01.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view01.jpg)

<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.986E_front.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.986E_front.jpg)

<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view02.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view02.jpg)

<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.986E_back.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.986E_back.jpg)

<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view03.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view03.jpg)

<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.986E_37.988E_37.1096E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.986E_37.988E_37.1096E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.924E_37.937E_37.986E_37.988_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.924E_37.937E_37.986E_37.988_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

<em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.937E_37.986E_37.988E_37.924E_grpA_bw.jpg)

Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.937E_37.986E_37.988E_37.924E_grpA_bw.jpg)

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Amulet of Pataikos

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Faience
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 664–332 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Late Period
    DIMENSIONS 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.986E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Blue-green glazed faience figure of Pataikos. The nude dwarf-shaped god stands upon an oblong plinth with his hands at his hips. He wears a cap-like hairdo surmounted by a beetle. There is an eyelet loop decorated with five ribs on the rear of the large head. Condition: Neck, hollows, and left rear part of body have turned brown.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view01.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.37.986E_view01.jpg., 2020
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    <em>Amulet of Pataikos</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 15/16 × 7/8 × 11/16 in. (5 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.986E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.986E_view01.jpg)

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Egypt
    late period
    faience
    glaze
    Pataikos
    Pataikoi
    Ptah
    New York Historical Society

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Egypt
    late period
    faience
    glaze
    Pataikos
    Pataikoi
    Ptah
    New York Historical Society

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