Caption

Amulet - Ptah the Dwarf Pataikos, Ptah the Dwarf myth., Egyptian deities, Egyptian religion, amulets. Amulet depicting Ptah the Dwarf Pataikos as a naked, dwarfish man standing with legs slightly apart, hands placed on his sides; figure on a rectangular base with a hole for hanging behind the neck. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Amulet; height 4.3 cm, width 1.7 cm., A small turquoise-green figurine of a standing human-like figure with a rounded head and short hair-like band, small ears, simplified facial features, and a slightly protruding belly, with arms held close to the sides and legs together ending on a rectangular base; the surface shows several brownish spots and darker green weathering, set against a plain neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_157

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.4Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.6in x 15.6in / 4669 x 4669 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - Ptah Dwarf Pataikos Ptah Dwarf myth Egyptian deities Egyptian religion amulets Amulet depicting naked dwarfish man standing legs slightly apart hands placed sides figure rectangular base hole hanging neck 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt height 4.3 cm width 1.7 cm small turquoise-green figurine standing human- rounded head short hair- band small ears simplified facial features slightly protruding belly arms held close legs together ending surface several brownish spots darker green weathering set plain neutral gray background.