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 statuette viewed from the back, carved in a pale bluish-green material with areas of darker green and brown discoloration; the figure has a blocky head with a squared rear extension, short arms hanging at the sides, a rounded back and buttocks, and short legs standing on a rectangular base; the surface shows speckled spots and patches of brownish weathering against the predominant bluish-green, and the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_159

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59.9Mb (758.2Kb) / 15.3in x 15.3in / 4576 x 4576 (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 statuette viewed back carved pale bluish-green material areas darker green brown discoloration figure blocky head squared rear extension short arms hanging rounded back buttocks short legs standing surface speckled spots patches brownish weathering predominant bluish-green background uniform medium gray.