Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Pataikos amulet
Description
Faience
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 faience figurine depicting the god Bes.
The artifact is a faience figurine representing the dwarf god Bes, commonly associated with protection and household rituals. The figure displays typical features such as a protruding tongue, leonine mane, and a musical instrument. The turquoise glaze is characteristic of Egyptian faience.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Bes
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116389431 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 44.4.34 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546241 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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