Mummied Crocodile

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Donor Name
Dr. George W. Samson
Site Name
Thebes
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Mummified crocodile, 332-30 B.C. Priests took great care with these wrappings, modeling the head, nostrils and eyes in linen and covering the body in a crisscross pattern secured by linen thread. The remains inside look less impressive: a flattened crocodile, possibly a hatchling, covered with resin.
Record Last Modified
20 Aug 2017
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
1885
Accession Number
015645
USNM Number
A74579-0
Object Type
Animal Mummy
Place
Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8314204
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
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