A large ancient Egyptian green faience amulet of Pataikos standing on two crocodiles on an integral base, holding snakes in his hands; on the back a winged goddess wearing a solar disc, and on the sides stand the goddesses Isis and Nephtys.
Pataikos or Ptah the dwarf, was generally depicted as a broad-headed, bandy legged, youthful, sometimes janiform, dwarf. He was the protector of children.
$7,500
