Object Number: Ha6965

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: amulet

Description: This is four specimens, two of turquoise matt faience, two pale green matt faience, moulded in the form of a crocodile. The largest one, has two crodiles side by side on one base, almost rectangular, rounded at the corners. Only their eyes are moulded, and their skin is smooth. Their tails are missing at the end. It is pierced twice down the centre. The other pale green one has no real base, and has more detailed decoration of scaly skin. It is pierced widthways under the head. Legs are moulded on either side, and the tail is not pointed. The other two are of similar design, both pierced widthways beneath the head. They are of turquoise faience, mounted on small rectangular bases. One has scaled incisions on its back, the other's back is missing.

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