Falcon-headed crocodile, possibly Soknopaios, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 1st century BC–1st century AD, From Egypt, Stone or porphyry (?); base of glass, L. 5 × W. 1.5 × H. 2.1 cm (1 15/16 × 9/16 × 13/16 in.), The falcon-headed crocodile suggests the combination of the powers of two great deities, Sobek who takes crocodile form and Re who has a falcon head. However, the identification of this small image may be more specific
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Falcon-headed crocodile, Soknopaios, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 1st century BC–1st AD, Egypt, Stone, porphyry, base, glass, L, 5, W, 1.5, H, 2.1 cm, 1 15/16, 9/16, 13/16, falcon-headed, crocodile, combination, powers, two great, deities, Sobek, takes, form, Re, falcon head, identification, small image, specific
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