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Clay figure of a crocodile

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Title/s	Clay figure of a crocodile
Category	figure
Name	figurine
Description	crocodile, fragment. This hand-modelled terracotta crocodile holds a fish or cake in its mouth. Such figures were produced for festivals and dedicated at sanctuaries.
Field Collection	Naukratis Egypt
Dimensions	height 4 cm length 10.6 cm width 5.1 cm
Provenance	given: the Egypt Exploration Fund 1899 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Material/s	clay
Accession Number	GR.224.1899 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 67356; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2008-08-13)

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Clay figure of a crocodile