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Small, but beautiful detailed crocodile amulet.
Bright blue glazed faience.
Price: SOLD
Size: 2,4 cm
Period; Late Period, c. 300 B.C.
Condition: Very Fine
Material: Faience
Provenance: UK collection
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Crocodiles were dangerous animals, but Sobek, probably the divinity depicted in this amulet, was a benevolent water deity.
The Nile issuing from his sweat made the valley productive, and as a fertility god he was linked to the myth surrounding rebirth in the afterlife.