An Egyptian blue-green faience amulet of Ptaichos, c. 600 B.C.

An Egyptian blue-green faience amulet of Ptaichos, c. 600 B.C.

Code: 1218

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Description: A blue-green faience amulet of Ptaichos, shown as a bandy-legged dwarf, the neck pierced for suspension. Complete and undamaged.

Size: 26 mm/1 in. high

Culture: Egyptian

Date: Late Period, c. 664-332 B.C.

Provenance: Ex US private collection and acquired during the late 1960s-1970s by a US Navy Seal A.A.