Amulet of the God Pataikos

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

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

A small green-blue faience amulet depicting a standing, nude male figure with a shaven head, holding a staff or cross-like object and wearing a girdle at the waist.

The image shows a freestanding figurine-like amulet in green-blue glossy faience. The figure stands upright on a rectangular base. The head is bald/shaved with no visible wig; the face is schematized with a prominent nose and defined mouth and chin. Arms are held close to the body; the right arm appears to grip a short implement that extends downward, while the left side shows a raised arm/hand with the object’s form partially obscured. The torso is covered with a simple chest/abdomen pattern; the waist has a clear belt or girdle element, and the legs are held together with feet visible at the base. Small darker spots/irregularities on the surface suggest firing flaws or weathering. No clearly legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible, and no cartouche can be confirmed. The catalogue attribution to an amulet of the god Pataikos is not directly verifiable from inscriptions in the photo, but the subject appears consistent with a small faience protective figure amulet associated with Pataikos.