Polymorphic deity

Unknown

664–30 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

Polymorphic deities combine a given deity's form with often animal elements from other deities. Here the dwarf-like body of Pataikos is combined with a ram's head and has a falcon's back. The proliferation of representations of polymorphic deities, is a phenomenon of the first millennium. The meaning of the conjoined forms is not settled, but they are positive figures.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–30 B.C.

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of James Douglas, 1890