Polymorphic deity, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Faience, H. × W. × D. cm (1 5/16 × 9/16

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Polymorphic deity, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 , From Egypt, Faience, H. × W. × D. cm (1 5/16 × 9/16 × 1 in.), 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

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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