Statuette of Pataikos

The god, whose name is the Greek version of the Egyptian name of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, is shown in this dark-green, glazed steatite amulet in the usual form of a naked, bow-legged dwarf, his arms held out from the sides but flexed at the elbows to allow the clenched fists to touch his hips, thumbs held to the front. Even on this small scale, the carving of the features, arms and body is finely detailed. The feet are missing and the right ear is broken. There is a striated and perforated suspension lug at the nape of the neck.