Pataikos

Culture: Egyptian

Period: Late Period, ca. 664-332 B.C.

Material: Faience

Dimensions: 3.2 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 1002

Provenance: Private collection Vienna.

Condition: Intact

Description: Faience amulet of the dwarfish demotic god Patek, or in Greek “Pataikos”. The amulet has apotropaic functions and is worked out on both sides. On its head a scarab. On the side of the neck a hole for suspension. In this form very rare.