Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue
Statue of a Crocodile with the Head of a Falcon
Description
<p>This may represent the god Horus the Elder, who is occasionally shown with a falcon head and a crocodile body, or a combination of the crocodile-god Sobek with the sun-god Re. A crowning element once completed the work.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.347' rel='external'>Statue of a Crocodile with the Head of a Falcon</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 22.347 tier-2
- Walters-id 37893 tier-2
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