Object Number: Ha6282

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: amulet

Description: This is five amulets, of turquoise and pale green matt and shiny faience, moulded in the form of a crocodile. The largest one is shiny turquoise faience, and has a rectangular base. Facial features are crudely moulded, with incised scaling on the back. Part of its tail is missing. It is pierced widthways under the neck. Another is pale green matt faience. It has an ovoid base, shaped to a point at both ends. Details are incised on, and it rests its head on an object at the front. There is a square shaped loop on the back of the neck, which is pierced widthways. A plaited scale desigh is on its tail. Another is pale green shiny faience. Facial features almost non-existant, with a limited lined moulding on its back, It is pierced widthways under the neck. Another is pale green matt faience. It has an elongated snout and small eyes. There is a detailed incised cross hatch pattern on its back. It squats on an almost rectangular base, and part of its tail is missing. It is pierced widthways under the neck. The smallest amulet is of pale green matt faience, and stands on a rectangular base. It has limited moulding, with some raised moulding on the back. It is pierced widthways under its neck.

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