Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue
Falcon-Headed Crocodile Amulet
Description
Caption: Falcon-Headed Crocodile Amulet, ca. 664–525 B.C.E., or later. Faience. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1780E.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Three ancient Egyptian crocodile figures are depicted, likely representing the god Sobek.
The image shows three sculpted figures resembling crocodiles, each in different postures. The figures are crafted in a stylized manner with detailed scale textures and defined snouts, indicative of Sobek representations. The composition suggests a possible votive or symbolic purpose, common in religious contexts related to Sobek worship.
religious
unknown
good
Deities
Sobek
Materials
stone
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1780E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118300 tier-2
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