AEABB71
Description
A complete crocodile mummy bundle with a plain, dark brown head and a stylised body with a decorative pattern on the upper aspect. There is evidence of plant material in the gaps in the wrappings.
Radiographs and CT show Evidence of four crocodylus niloticus (Nile Crocodile) maxilla laid longitudinally. First and third slightly larger than second and fourth. Evidence of a partial hatchling skeleton (proximal) lying on top of maxilla. CT shows four skulls, four hatchling bodies and two eggs. Reeds visible laid longitudinally. The false head is made up of a single, thick reed which protrudes from the rest of the contents to the end of the bundle and was the core around which the head was modelled.
Museum Acquisition Number: 12008
Radiographs and CT show Evidence of four crocodylus niloticus (Nile Crocodile) maxilla laid longitudinally. First and third slightly larger than second and fourth. Evidence of a partial hatchling skeleton (proximal) lying on top of maxilla. CT shows four skulls, four hatchling bodies and two eggs. Reeds visible laid longitudinally. The false head is made up of a single, thick reed which protrudes from the rest of the contents to the end of the bundle and was the core around which the head was modelled.
Museum Acquisition Number: 12008
Date
Unknown
Source
Donated by M E Robinow
Rights
Manchester Museum
Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Format
TIFF
Language
English
Original Format
TIFF
Tags
In collection
Cite as
“AEABB71,” Ancient Egyptian Animal Bio Bank, accessed April 27, 2025, https://www.mummies.manchester.ac.uk/items/show/118.
Item Relations
| Item: Max Emil Robinow (1845-1900) | relatedTo | This Item |