SculptureEgyptian8th-1st century BCE
Votive or Amulet in the form of a Crocodile
8th-1st century BCE
Description
Dark stone possibly steatite of a recumbent crocodile. Crossmarks to indicate animal skin.
Dimensions
2 x 6 x 7 cm (13/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
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