Head of Pataikos with Scarab

late 4th-mid 3rd century BCE (early Ptolemaic)

1.2 cm 2.1 cm 1.7 cm

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This dwarf-like, protective deity was very popular in ancient Egypt; amulets in the shape of this god were particularly popular from the Third Intermediate period. The Greek name Pataikos comes from a passage in the writings of Herodotus (ca. 5th century BCE), who used this te...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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