Caption

Amulet - Ptah the Dwarf Pataikos, Ptah the Dwarf myth., Egyptian deities, Egyptian religion, amulet depicting Ptah the Dwarf Pataikos as a naked, dwarfish man standing with his 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 statuette of a standing human figure shown in side view, with a rounded head, defined facial profile, short stylized hair, and a visible ear; the figure has a slightly forward torso, bent arms, and a defined buttocks and legs standing on a rectangular base, with surface irregularities and areas of darker brownish spots and weathering; the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_160

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.8Mb (618.2Kb) / 15.6in x 15.6in / 4686 x 4686 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - Ptah Dwarf Pataikos Ptah Dwarf myth Egyptian deities Egyptian religion 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 statuette standing human shown side view rounded head defined facial profile short stylized hair visible ear slightly forward torso bent arms defined buttocks legs standing surface irregularities areas darker brownish spots weathering background uniform medium gray.