AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CIPPUS AMULET

LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CIPPUS AMULET
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
Blue in color, depicting the dwarf god Pataikos standing on crocodiles, his bald pate framed by a falcon on each shoulder, holding a serpent in each hand, flanked by a small standing figure of Isis to his right, and Nephthys to his left, details in black, the back pillar perforated behind his head for suspension
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high

Provenance

The Collection of the late Mrs. F. Dressel.
with Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, 1976.
Richard James, Collingwood, New Jersey.

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Lot Essay

The Pataikos cippus amulet, like the closely related examples featuring Horus-the-Child, was designed to give magical protection against noxious creatures, such as crocodiles and serpents. For a complete discussion of the type see pp. 38-39 in C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt.

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