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Crocodile mummy

A crocodile mummy spirally wrapped with coarse quality linen bandages.
Different kinds of fabric are present. One of them is very coarse. A thread is wrapped around the lower part to hold the bandages together.

CT scans show that the package contains a juvenile crocodile. The body is broken at the base of the head, halfway down the body.

Provv. 1461/n.16
Organic animal+plant fiber / Linen
3.3 cm x 31.1 cm
332 BCE – 395 CE
Ptolemaic Period – Roman Period
Unknown, 1824–1923
Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 RET / Cabinet 50 Mummies / Shelf 02
  • 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.346, P.346.
    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.346 Illustrazione=P.346
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