Amulet of Patechus; Egypt, Lower Egypt 664-332 B.C. Green faience. Measurements: 6 x 2 cm. Rare amulet made of faience, a ceramic material with a vitreous exterior finish that was widely used in Ancient Egypt, mainly for the elaboration of small statues, amulets, beads, etc. It used to be colored in light blue, ocher or greenish blue, applying copper, iron, cobalt or manganese pigments. In this case the statuette of round bulk, represents the god Ptah-Patechus, The figure is depicted naked with bald head and disproportionate to his body, with his hands on his protruding head. his hands on his protruding belly. In this amulet, the dwarf god Patecus strangles snakes. A black scarab, associated with the sun god, rests on his head and a falcon on each shoulder. Flanked by a small standing figure of Isis on his right, and Nephthys on his left, a figure of Nefertum engraved on the back which is pierced behind his head. Patechus, is the divinity of childhood, protector of the newborn and the child. He is represented as a dwarf, often with two snakes imprisoned in his hands. The Pathecine dwarves were in charge of the metallurgical works in Memphis, and in the Egyptian myth they assisted the god Ptah in the work of the forge. The iconographic adoption of these divinities takes place in the form of human embryos, with naked body, prominent belly and disproportionate bald head. These demigods achieved great popularity in Egypt and the central Mediterranean.