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**Originally Listed At $1000**

Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-built faience amulet of the bandy-legged deity Pataikos, a protector and a mitigator of violent natural forces. Covered in turquoise-hued glaze, Pataikos presents nude with arms placed to hips and a petite falcon standing on either shoulder. The dorsal pillar is incised with an image of the winged goddess Isis wearing a Hathoric crown consisting of a sun disk flanked by tall horns, and atop Pataikos' head is an ovoid scarab in low relief. The parabola-shaped band across his abdomen perhaps depicts a pair of snakes he is shown strangling in other artifacts. Size: 1.2" W x 2.3" H (3 cm x 5.8 cm); 3.75" H (9.5 cm) on included custom stand.

Cf. a similar example at The Brooklyn Museum, accession number 37.949E

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Billy Pearson collection, acquired in the 1960s from John Huston, famous Hollywood director

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  • Condition: Loss to legs below knees and snakes across abdomen as shown. Chips and abrasions, with fading to pigment, light pitting in scattered areas, and softening to some finer details, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to figural form of Pataikos as well as incised depiction of Isis on verso.

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