Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF PATAIKOS

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF PATAIKOS - Ca. 664 - 332 BCAn Egyptian pale green stylised faience amulet of the god Pataikos. The deity is depicted crouching with his legs extended and his arms held against his sides. He is portrayed as a dwarf with a long snout, flared nostrils, small legs, and a large head with a hoop behind the neck. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 74.51.4461.Size: 45mm x 20mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.