A PALE TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF PATAIKOS, LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC ERA

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A PALE TURQUOISE FAIENCE AMULET OF PATAIKOS, LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC ERA This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 55, JS, Egypt, Faience amulet of sitting Harpokrates” Gallery price: EUR 750 or approx. EUR 1,250 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. Egypt, 664-30 BC. Boldly rendered as a naked dwarf standing atop an integral base with bowed legs and arms akimbo, flanking the well-defined genitalia, below a slightly rounded belly. The bald head of the figure conveying an amiable expression characterized by almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and full lips. The back fitted with a loop containing a small hole for suspension. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 3.7 cm If Pataikos had an original Egyptian name, it remains a mystery. The present name comes down to us not from contemporary Egyptian sources but from the Greek historian Herodotus, who was describing figures that were seen in the temple of the Egyptian god Ptah at Memphis, during the Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses around 523 BC. Pataikos can be classed as belonging to the third tier of the Egyptian pantheon. Not belonging to the supreme group of state-promoted gods, or to the next tier of local deities with their own temples or shrines, Pataikos belongs to the group of hundreds of Egyptian gods and demi-gods who were worshipped in the temples of other gods or in informal settings, such as in the home. Oblique evidence of his cult is to be found in texts and on wall inscriptions, but material evidence comes from the proliferation of small objects such as the figures and amulets. Amulets that are clearly recognisable as the god Pataikos began appearing in the early New Kingdom, became phenomenally popular during the Third Intermediate Period and Late Period, before waning in the Ptolemaic Period. Even though Pataikos was essentially an Egyptian god, his following extended far beyond the borders of ancient Egypt. From the late Bronze Age, Pataikos figures began to appear in Syro-Palestine and by the early Iron Age they extended as far as Cyprus, Sardinia, the Cyclades, the Aegean islands, to a lesser extent on mainland sites in Italy and Greece, and the Phoenician-frequented parts of the western Mediterranean. In Israel, the Pataikos figure is the most frequently found Egyptian amulet after the wadjet eye. During the Third Intermediate Period, when the cult of Pataikos reached its apogee, its popularity spread southwards into Nubia (modern Sudan), where it may have been closely associated with royalty. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related green-glazed faience amulet of Pataikos, dated Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, 4.5 cm high, in the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1894.196. Compare a closely related example of a turquoise-glazed faience amulet depicting Pataikos, illustrated in Carol Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994, p. 39, no. 36 (a). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams London, 8 December 2022, lot 248 Mid-Estimate: GBP 17,500 or approx. EUR 23,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling. Note the larger size (7 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 16 March 2021, lot 161 Mid-Estimate: EUR 6,500 or approx. EUR 7,600 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the related modeling. Note the size (5.7 cm) and later dating.

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