An Egyptian Red Jasper Amulet of Pataikos, 18th Dynasty ca. 1550-1295 BCE Vessels Sculpted lifesize

Sculpted lifesize

Artist: Johnny Yungut Tjupurrula (c

Campbelltown Bicentennial Art Gallery

Parashah Series" Israel 2012

An Egyptian Red Jasper Amulet of Pataikos, 18th Dynasty ca. 1550-1295 BCE Vessels Sculpted lifesizecarved from red jasper, considered by the Egyptians to be the par excellence of red stones, the protector god is shown standing nude, hands on hips and wearing a cap headdress and drilled for suspension at the neck. The bandy legged dwarf Pataikos was a phylactic (protective) deity, worshipped in ancient Egypt from the time of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2686 2160 BCE). Amulets of the god are well attested from the time of the New Kingdom (ca. 1550 1069