Crocodile Stela New KingdomDahamsha, Egypt
Description
Object Label: The Egyptians harnessed the powers of a ferocious animal to ward off danger. In marshy areas inhabited by crocodiles, people living nearby identified this animal with their town god. Here, the divine crocodile is on a shrine with an offering table in front of him. This fragment of a stela (commemorative stone slab) originally illustrated a prayer invoking the crocodile god Sobek, who provided all that the deceased needed in the next world. Caption: Crocodile Stela, ca. 1295–1070 B.C.E.. Limestone, 9 3/4 x 6 x 2 7/8 in. (24.8 x 15.2 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 67.174. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 67.174 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3763 tier-2
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