Crocodile Amulet
Description
Amulet, crocodile. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Faience. L. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in); w. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in). From: Palace of Amenhotep III, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11. Subject: Crocodiles. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1911.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Rectangular turquoise-blue faience amulet fragment with molded incised decoration, photographed front-on against a white background.
The image shows a small, rectangular object with rounded edges and a flat face, appearing consistent with an Egyptian faience amulet or amulet base. The turquoise-blue surface has areas of wear and mottling, with flaking or pitted patches that expose lighter underlayers. A raised/molded pattern is visible on one face: a central band of evenly spaced dots or short strokes arranged in rows, flanked by darker outlined elements; on the right side, a diagonal/triangular motif is visible. No clearly readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text are legible in the provided view. The object is too fragmentary/abstract in this photograph to confirm specific crocodile iconography with certainty, though the overall material color and style plausibly match a crocodile amulet as catalogued.
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