These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Clay figure of a crocodile
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.
Height: 4 cm
Length: 10.6 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1899) by The Egyptian Exploration Fund
Accession number: GR.224.1899
Primary reference Number: 67356
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Clay figure of a crocodile" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/67356 Accessed: 2024-11-25 04:15:58
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/67356
|title=Clay figure of a crocodile
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 04:15:58|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-67356
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/ant/ant7/GR_224_1899_281_29.jpg"
alt="Clay figure of a crocodile"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Clay figure of a crocodile</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
