Mummied Crocodile

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Object Details

Donor Name

Dr. George W. Samson

Site Name

Thebes

Notes

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

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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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316ca3ab2-b419-49f7-be87-a0961d53fc75

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8314204