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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: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.750
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet is a faience figure of Pataikos with a faded glaze. He has a complex crown.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, W846 [Excav. date] March, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.