Bracelet with a crocodile amulet

Third Intermediate Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126

Four bracelets of knotted two-ply linen cord were found around the left wrist of Henettawy’s mummy. Strung in the center of this one is a crocodile of carnelian; thirteen knots are preserved, six on one side and seven on the other. One of the most dangerous creatures in the Egyptian landscape, the crocodile was used for amuletic purposes, as it was thought magically to ward off evil.

Bracelet with a crocodile amulet, Linen, carnelian

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Bracelet with a crocodile amulet, Linen, carnelian
Bracelet with a crocodile amulet, Linen, carnelian
Bracelet with a crocodile amulet, Linen, carnelian

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