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LOT 0463
Egyptian Faience Pataikos Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 525-332 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (6.03 grams, 36 mm).
Depicted nude with a cap to his head, ribbed suspension loop to the rear of the neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.XXXI, for a similar example.
Footnotes
Pataikos is a representation of the creator deity Ptah, and his diminutive form is a symbol of his immense magical power.
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