Photo of collection object Crocodile Head and Ibis
Crocodile Head and Ibis, 305-30 B.C.E.. Silver, 13/16 x 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2 x 1.5 x 3.9 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 68.83.1. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Crocodile Head and Ibis

305-30 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

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.

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Silver
Medium
silver
Locations
Reportedly from: Memphis, Egypt
Period
Ptolemaic Period (possibly)
Dimensions
13/16 x 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2 x 1.5 x 3.9 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
68.83.1
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions
Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
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