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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: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1905
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet of dull, light green faience represents the protective deity Pataikos. The god is pictured as a bald, round-bellied, nude dwarf holding a knife in each hand. There is a suspension ring at the back of the neck.
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.