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Crocodile mummy

Crocodile mummy with the head separated from the body. It has lost most of its bandages, only tiny fragments of cloth remain, between the paws. The body is covered by oils and resins that give it a black patina.

The CT scans show an incomplete crocodile skeleton. There might be remnants of a meal in the body, but it is also possible that these are merely the crocodile’s own organs as it was not eviscerated.

Provv. 1447
Organic animal+plant fiber / Linen
15 cm x 34.8 cm
19.5 cm x 139.5 cm
50 BCE – 70 CE
Late Period – Roman Period
Unknown, 1824–1923
Not on display
  • Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica, The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin (Studi del Museo egizio 5), Torino, Museo egizio, Modena 2024, P.341, P.341.
    Tipo=Monografia SottoTipo= Autore=Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica Titolo=The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Studi del Museo egizio Opera=5 Luogo=Torino, Museo egizio, Modena Anno=2024 Menzionato=P.341 Illustrazione=P.341
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