{"product_id":"ef005-pb","title":"An Egyptian Faience Cippus, Late Period ca. 664-332 BCE","description":"\u003cp\u003eof pale green faience, depicting the dwarf god Pataikos standing on a plinth, the god with a scarab on his head and a Horus-falcon on each shoulder, holding a serpent in each hand, flanked by a standing figure of Isis to his right, and sister Nephthys to his left, the flat-back stele-form pillar incised with a winged Isis wearing a horned sun-disk, pierced behind his head for suspension. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Pataikos cippus amulet, like the closely related examples featuring Horus-the-Child, was designed to give magical protection against noxious creatures, such as crocodiles and serpents. For a complete discussion of the type see pp. 38-39 in Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"article_p_bold\"\u003eBibliography:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBen-Tor, Daphna, \u003cem\u003eThe Immortals of Ancient Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1997, for a related example.  Derriks, \u003cem\u003eAntiquités égyptiennes au musée royal de Mariemont\u003c\/em\u003e, 2009, pp. 238-239 and Andrews, \u003cem\u003eAmulets of Ancient Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e, p. 39, no. 34. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e:  loss to top of head, elbow and corner professionally restored and some minor glaze wear otherwise intact and overall in very condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e:  Height:  8.25 cm ( 3 1\/4 inches) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance\u003c\/strong\u003e:  Private Maryland collection, deaccessioned from the Walters Art Museum, 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Borromeo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40552140275756,"sku":"EF005-PB","price":3571.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0303\/3933\/4188\/products\/EF1901_2.jpg?v=1659508781","url":"https:\/\/qrack-shop.myshopify.com\/fr-fr\/products\/ef005-pb","provider":"qrack shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}