Crocodile
Unknown Artist
ca. 3100–2649 B.C.
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
L. 9.6 x H. 2.7 x W. 2.2 cm (3 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Classification
Amulet, Crocodile
Period
Early Dynastic Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903
Accession Number
03.4.8
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About this artwork
This faience crocodile exemplifies the sophisticated ceramic technology developed during Egypt's earliest dynasties. Created during the Early Dynastic Period (circa 3100-2649 BCE), when Egypt unified under its first pharaohs, this small object demonstrates the mastery of faience production that emerged during the Naqada II period and continued through millennia of Egyptian civilization. Faience—a glazed ceramic material composed of crushed quartz or sand with small amounts of lime and natron—pro...