Amulet of Ptah-Pataikos
Little is known about the Egyptian god Ptah-Pataikos, as he is only known from amulets, and a single mention in a Greek text. Like Bes he is a dwarf character, and was probably associated with times of change, such as falling asleep, childbirth, and life and death.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 447/1906
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- North Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Flinders Petrie, WM (British School of Archaeology in Egypt)
- Material
- faience
- Common Name
- amulet of Ptah-Pataikos
- Simple Name
- amulet
- Period Classification
- Late Period (Dynasties 26-31) - 661-332 BC
- Production Year Low
- -700
- Production Year High
- -200
