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Description: | Tiny faience crocodile amulet of Sobek tail broken. From Amarna. Donated by the British Museum. See Carol Andrews, 'Amulets' 1994, 36-7. Also Stevens, Anna, 2006, 'Private Religion from Amarna. The Material Evidence' p 51-52. The Egyptians had a dual attitude to crocodiles, Chapter 31 of the 'Book of the Dead' is aimed at repelling these dangerous animals. However, the crocodile was also worshipped as Sobek, who if propitiated would do no harm. The crocodile was also a symbol of rebirth. See Frankfort, H. and Pendlebury 1933, J.D.S. 'City of Akhenaten II', plate 28, 6 for a similar type. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Rights holder: | University of Swansea, Egypt Centre | Subjects: | [none] | Temporal: | New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty | Source: | Egypt Centre | Identifier: | http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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