Standing Pataikos
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The dwarf god Pataikos offered protection from evil. He was a manifestation of the creator god Ptah, and became popular beginning in the New Kingdom. The name was introduced by the Greek writer Herodotus. Representations of the god were used as amulets. This was probably made during the 26th Dynasty.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
7/23/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
8/21/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 11/16 x W: 1 5/8 x D: 1 3/16 in. (6.9 x 4.1 x 3.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1606