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Amulet of Pataikos
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x length: 7.1 x 3.8 cm (2 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.676
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionBlue glazed faience. Standing figure with knife in each hand and scarab on head. Disc crowned cynocephalus on each shoulder, dog (?) beside each foot. Reverse incised figure of Shu.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 51 (unidentified queen of Piankhy). 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)