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Amulet of Pataikos
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 52 (Tomb of Nefrukekashta)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 7.9 x 4.3 x 2 cm (3 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1799
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionMade of green glazed faience, this three-dimensional amuet represents the protective god Pataikos. The god is pictured as a round-bellied, nude dwarf with a knife in each hand and an elaborate headdress composed of a solar disk, feathers, and flanking pair of uraeii. A crowned falcon sits on each shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 52 (tomb of Queen Nefrukekashta). 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)