{"product_id":"egyptian-green-glaze-faience-amulet-of-pataikos","title":"Egyptian Green Glaze Faience Amulet of Pataikos","description":"Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664–30 B.C., modeled as a naked, bow-legged dwarf standing in the canonical pose atop an integral plinth with hands resting on his hips. Associated with Ptah and prized as a powerful apotropaic talisman to protect against malevolent spirits and dangerous creatures, the figure features an enlarged, smooth dome-like cranium, stylized facial features, and a transverse suspension hole pierced through the upper neck. Measuring 1-1\/2 inches high, the amulet retains vibrant turquoise glaze within the deeper crevices, softened across high-relief surfaces by centuries of subterranean preservation and warm earthen mineralization. Intact and mounted with museum wax to a dark hardwood base, this piece is provenanced to the Secret Eye Gallery, New York City (1970s–1980s).","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67743216369978,"sku":"18145","price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/101121.jpg?v=1792512776","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/egyptian-green-glaze-faience-amulet-of-pataikos","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}