Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Amulet of Pataikos

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Description

Caption: Amulet of Pataikos, 664–332 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/2 × 11/16 × 1/2 in. (3.8 × 1.8 × 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.988E.

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small green faience statue of a standing figure.

This artifact is a small, likely faience, statuette depicting a standing individual. The figure is simplistic in form, with stylized features. Notably, it has a bald head and exaggerated facial features, with arms held at the sides. The surface appears to be well-preserved, exhibiting the typical glaze of Egyptian faience.

decorative Late Period good
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Egypt
Deities Bes
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.988E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117565 tier-2
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