Crocodile Head and Ibis
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
In the Old Kingdom (circa 2670–2195 B.C.) silver was more valuable than gold, but this gradually changed. By the New Kingdom gold was twice as valuable as silver, and by the Ptolemaic Period it was thirteen times as valuable. This, along with the corrosiveness of silver, may explain why many of the silver sculptures known from ancient Egypt are Ptolemaic in date.
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
305â30 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Ptolemaic Period (possibly)
DIMENSIONS
13/16 x 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2 x 1.5 x 3.9 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
68.83.1
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
CAPTION
Crocodile Head and Ibis, 305â30 B.C.E. Silver, 13/16 x 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2 x 1.5 x 3.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 68.83.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.68.83.1_wwg8.jpg)
IMAGE
installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation, CUR.68.83.1_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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