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Amulet of Pataikos
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 53 (tomb of queen Tabiry)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 7.6 x 4 x 1.4 cm (3 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.697
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionMade of green glazed faience, this amuet represents the protective god Pataikos. The god is pictured as a winged, round-bellied, nude dwarf wearing a tall, feathered headdress adorned with ram's horns. On the reverse is a winged, lion-headed goddess crowned with a disc and uraeus.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 53 (tomb of Queen Tabiry). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)
(Accession date: January 1, 1924)