amulet
- Description
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Glazed composition amulet in the shape of a very stylised crocodile, an animal associated with Sobek; pierced widthwise at head level; turquoise glaze well preserved.
- Production date
- 450 BC - 332 BC (probably)
- Dimensions
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Length: 3.05 centimetres
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Thickness: 0.75 centimetres
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Width: 0.70 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Object owned and held by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
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Such stylised crocodile pertains to the end of the Late Period (450 BC - 333 BC according to Herrmann et al. 2010, 109, no. 2).
See similar example from Memphis: London, Petrie Museum, UC79180.
Herrmann, C., Staubli, T., Berger-Lober, S., Keel, O., Schönbächler, G. 2010, 1001 Amulett : altägyptischer Zauber, monotheisierte Talismane, säkulare Magie, Bibel+Orient-Museum, Liebefeld, Stuttgart.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair
- Department
- External
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AN1896-1908-EA.691 (Accession Number)