Pataikos Amulet

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Molded in faience, this small amuletic figure in the form of a naked dwarf can be identified as the protective deity Pataikos. The name comes from the description of similar Phoenician examples in the writings of Herodotus. Possibly linked to the craftsman god Ptah, these figures are closely related to figures of Horus-the-Savior seen on magical stelae known as cippi (see 50.85).

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art