Stela, Crocodile Museum, Kom Ombo Temple, Egypt
Votive stela with bas-relief of Sobek, the crocodile headed god of fertility, New Kingdom and Graeco-Roman period, in the Crocodile Museum, at the Temple of Sobek and Haroeris, at Kom Ombo, Aswan Governate, Egypt. These stelae were given as offerings to Sobek and erected in the temple or cemeteries. Kom Ombo is a double temple to both Sobek, crocodile god of fertility, and Haroeris, Horus the Elder, built 180-47 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty, and altered in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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180-47 Altered Aswan Cemeteries Crocodile Erected Fertility Governate Graeco-roman Haroeris Horus Kawm Offerings Ombo Ombu Ptolemaic Sobek Stela Stelae Stele Suchos Umbu Votive
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