Crocodile amulet, Ptolemaic Period, 304–247 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); W. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); L. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.), Crocodiles were dangerous animals, but Sobek, probably the divinity depicted in this amulet, was a benevolent water deity. The Nile issuing from his sweat made the valley productive, and as a fertility god he was linked to the myth surrounding rebirth in the afterlife
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Crocodile amulet, Ptolemaic Period, 304–247 B.C, Egypt, Faience, H, 1.1 cm, 7/16, W, 1.5, 9/16, L, 3.9, 1 9/16, Crocodiles, dangerous animals, Sobek, divinity depicted, amulet, benevolent water deity, Nile issuing, sweat, valley productive, fertility god, linked, myth surrounding, rebirth, afterlife
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