Sujet
Creative illustration Ancient Egypt Crocodile god Sobek
Légende
Ancient Egypt. Illustration Egyptian civilization. Elderly woman prays to the Egyptian crocodile god. Sobek was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and fluid nature, associated with the Nile crocodile and is either represented in its form or as a human with a crocodile head. Sobek was also associated with pharaonic power, fertility, and military prowess, but served additionally as a protective deity with apotropaic qualities, invoked particularly for protection against the dangers presented by the Nile river.
Date
04 août 2005
Crédit
Photo12/SeM/UIG
Notre référence
UMG20B14_204
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
22,4Mo (6,2Mo) / 18,7cm x 30,0cm / 2208 x 3543 (300dpi)