Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Ichneumon on a base with small cats, inscribed beneath base with the name of Padineith son of Isekhebi
Description
Cupreous metal
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.
Bronze figurine of a crocodile with a priest or worshiper.
The artifact is a bronze sculpture depicting a crocodile being led by a small human figure, possibly a priest or worshiper. The crocodile is positioned on a flat base, and its surface shows detailed texturing to represent scales. This figurine likely held symbolic or religious significance, embodying aspects of Egyptian reverence toward Sobek, the crocodile deity.
religious
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Sobek
Materials
bronze
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