Ring with Image of a Crocodile
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The crocodile is probably a representation of the god Sobek, whose cult was popular in the large, watery, fertile depression called the Faiyum to the west of the Nile Valley. Because small-scale images of animals are difficult to date solely on the basis of style, this ring has been attributed to periods as diverse as Dynasty XVIII (circa 1539–1295 B.C.) and the Late Period (circa 664–332 B.C.).
Caption
Ring with Image of a Crocodile, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. or later. Gold, 1 × 1 3/16 in. (2.5 × 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 74.21. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Ring with Image of a Crocodile
Date
ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. or later
Dynasty
Dynasty 18, or later
Period
New Kingdom, or later
Geography
Possible place made: Fayum Region, Egypt
Medium
Gold
Classification
Dimensions
1 × 1 3/16 in. (2.5 × 3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
74.21
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