Amulet with a Crocodile as a Solar God
On top of the bead is the carved figure of a crocodile, sculpted in the round, and on the base is the sacred boat with the sun-disk, as well an inscription with the name of Amun-Re. The sun-boat itself is a cryptographic sign for the god Amun-Re.
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39873
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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7
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.24_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.24_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.24_Back_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.24 |
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