|
Finch & Co
|
|
|
|
|
An Ancient Egyptian Faience Head from a Figure of Pataikos
( Egypt
713 BC to 332 BC
)
|
Medium
faience
|
Provenance
Provenance : Ex English Private collection
|
Literature:
Associated with Ptah the dwarf, Pataikos was an amuletic household deity portrayed with a bald head. His name comes from the Greek historian Herodotus' description of a Phoenician dwarfish protective image. The finest examples in faience date from the 3rd Intermediate and Late Period.
|
Description / Expertise
An Ancient Egyptian Faience Head from a Figure of Pataikos
Late Period 713 – 332 BC
Size : 2.5 cm high, 3 cm deep – 1 ins high, 1¼ ins deep
|
|
Status:
SOLD
|
|
|
Email a friend
Add to favourites
Search again
del.icio.us
