Caption

Amulet — reclining crocodile with tail bent at the end, head slightly raised; hanging hole underneath; figurine on a flat rectangular base. Protective amulet representing a sacred animal. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Material: not specified. Dimensions: height 1.2 cm, width 3.1 cm, depth 0.8 cm., An irregular, flat object with a rough, pitted surface and an irregular rectangular shape, featuring a round hole near one end and a raised ridge running along part of its length; the surface shows a mixture of pale off-white, light gray, and muted green tones with scattered brown and rusty brown spots and speckles, and areas of subtle sheen against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_142

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.9Mb (1.4Mb) / 12.5in x 5.6in / 3751 x 1665 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet reclining crocodile tail bent head slightly raised hanging hole underneath figurine flat rectangular base Protective amulet representing sacred animal 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Material specified Dimensions height 1.2 cm width 3.1 cm depth 0.8 cm irregular flat object rough pitted surface irregular rectangular shape featuring round hole near raised ridge running part length surface mixture pale off-white light gray muted green tones scattered brown rusty brown spots speckles areas subtle sheen plain light gray background.