The upper register of this stela shows what is most likely a statue of Sobek or Sobek-Re, a god associated with the Nile and its annual flood wearing a crown consisting of two plumes and a sun disk. The god surmounts a shrine under a tree, perhaps also an object of veneration. The crocodiles shown below are probably representations of the animals kept in the temple precinct, which were seen as manifestations of the bau, or powers, of the god. However, it is also possible that they represent successive regenerations of the god.
- Medium: Limestone
- Possible Place Made: Dahamsha, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1295-1070 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: XIX Dynasty to XX Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9 11/16 x 2 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.6 x 6.7 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 67.174
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Crocodile Stela, ca. 1295-1070 B.C.E. Limestone, 6 1/2 x 9 11/16 x 2 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.6 x 6.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 67.174. Creative Commons-BY
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