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Crocodile mummy mask with traces of paint and eyes carefully inlaid with glass.
Egypt, Roman Period, 1st/2nd c. AD. 🐊
Crocodile mummies are closely associated with the cult of Sobek, in which these animals were revered as sacred beings. Sobek, the god of the Nile, was linked to fertility, protection, and strength. He was widely worshipped in temples that sometimes housed living crocodiles, such as those at Kom Ombo.
On display at Museum f. Äyptische Kunst, Munich.
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