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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
Museo Egizio