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Crocrodile mummy

A long, skinny crocodile mummy with only a few bits of coarse bandaging surviving. Only small fragments of weave adhere to the tail of the crocodile and on the right side of the animal. Imprints of the fabric are still visible on the skin. Evidence of resins and oils are clearly visible, and tiny bits of vegetal material are attached to them. The tongue is inside the mouth and pushed against the teeth on the left side.

The CT scans show a complete mummy of a crocodile. The body is in a good state of preservation, except for the post-mortem dislocation of the pubis. No evisceration cut is visible; it seems that the animal was not eviscerated, and that some bits of mammalian bone are still in the stomach.

Cat. 2351/01
Organic animal+plant fiber / Linen
16 cm x 175 cm
50 BCE – 70 CE
Ptolemaic Period – Roman Period
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio