1984.674: Amulet in the Form of a Crocodile
Amulets
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1984.674
- Title
- Amulet in the Form of a Crocodile
- Classification
- Amulets
- Work Type
- amulet
- Date
- c. 600 BCE-200 CE
- Period
- Late Period to Roman
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289379
Location
- Location
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Level 3, Room 3740, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Egypt: Art for Eternity
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Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Charles Dikran Kelekian, New York (by 1982), inherited by his wife, Beatrice Kelekian, New York, (1982-1984) gift; to the Fogg Museum.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Beatrice Kelekian in memory of her husband, Charles Dikran Kelekian
- Accession Year
- 1984
- Object Number
- 1984.674
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This faience amulet of a crocodile might represent the god Sobek. It was probably meant to deflect the threat of actual crocodiles.
Exhibition History
- 32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/01/2022 - 05/01/2026
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