<em>Plaque with Crocodile</em>, 305-30 B.C.E. Glass, 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in. (2 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 65.132. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.65.132_wwg8.jpg)

Plaque with Crocodile

Medium: Glass

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:305-30 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 13/16 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in. (2 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 65.132

Image: CUR.65.132_wwg8.jpg,West Wing gallery 8 installation

Catalogue Description:
Fragment of mosaic glass consisting of a matrix in dark blue to black in which a polychrome crocodile in naturalistic style is imbedded: teeth white, scales grey, body green and legs yellow; facing left. Condition: Fractures all around; snout and tail missing; recto fairly smooth and larger than the verso.

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