Crocodile Mummy
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Animal remains
DATES
305–30 B.C.E., or later
PERIOD
Ptolemaic Period (or later)
DIMENSIONS
9/16 x 1 3/8 x 8 11/16 in. (1.5 x 3.5 x 22 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.1364E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
This mummified body of a crocodile is unwrapped. The specimen is in good condition, with all of its limbs attached. It is possible to see the individual digits of the crocodile’s feet are intact. Tail is folded.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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