An Egyptian bright blue faience amulet of Pataikos, Late to Ptolemaic Period, circa 600-30 B.C., the bandy-legged bald dwarf god depicted nude, his fisted hands at his hips, with a pudgy stomach and large head, a suspension loop at the back, 3.2cm. high Provenance: Private family collection formed in the 1970s and gifted to the present owner in 2004 Some dirt residue

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