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Egypt, Late Period, c.664 – 30 BC. A large light

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Egypt, Late Period, c.664 – 30 BC. A large light blue faience amulet of Pataikos, standing naked and bow-legged, with hands to the side of his belly. The color of the glaze has faded to white in most places and the piece is repaired at the midsection. H: 2 3/8" and mounted on a wooden black. See Petrie, Amulets, pl. XXXI, no. 176 j-l for similar examples. Pataikos was associated with Ptah of Memphis but also had an independent existence as an apotropaic deity.

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