Crocodile
Artist
Unknown
CultureEgyptian
DatePtolemaic Period, 199 - 99 B.C.
MediumLimestone
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 x 17 in. (15.9 x 43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Richard L. LePere
Object number81.173
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionFigure of a crocodile on four legs, its tail curved to its right. Its back is striated in its length by seven lines, and the tail by more than six transversal strokes. The head of the crocodile rests on a slab of stone rising from the base; its shape looks like the animal has a short square false beard or has its chin on the head of a reared cobra.
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