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Amulet of Pataikos
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa–Senkamanisken
690–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Meroe, W846
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.751
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet is made of faience with a faded blue glaze. It represents Pataikos, with a bird on his head, Cynocephali on his shoulders, and crocodiles under his feet.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: W 846 [Excav. date] March, 1923. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.