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Add ancient King Sobek to your Egyptian home decor for a fun statue in your collection!
The
name Sobek means crocodile and he is known as the God of Water. He was a Crocodile God much favored by the
kings of the twelfth and thirteenth dynasties. Many of the rulers of this
period chose to bear names such as Sobek-Hotep, which means “Sobek is
merciful”. His main place of worship was in the Nome of Faiyum of which he was
the patron deity. His temple there had a holy lake where a sacred crocodile named Pet-Sobek (“he who belongs to Sobek” ) was kept.
He
was also worshipped at Kom Ombo, where he replaced Seth in a triad of gods,
becoming the husband of Hathor and the father of Khonsu. He had associations
with the god Horus and a further identification with Ra led to a form of the
crocodile with the solar disk on his head. He was usually represented as
either a crocodile or a man with a crocodile’s head.
Sobek was understandably
a god of the water, as the Nile river issued from his sweat. He “made the herbage
green” and therefore took on a somewhat Osirian character.
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Features
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- Exquisite detail emphasized by gold paint
- Excellent gift
- Enhances your home decor
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Specifications
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Size |
Approx. 15 inches |
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Materials |
Solid bonded marble casting with marble base |
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Finish |
Gold with color detail |
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Shipping Weight |
5 lbs |
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