AEABB72
Description
This mummy bundle is wrapped in brown linen in the form of an aerial view of a crocodile with the tail shaped into a curve. Ancient string remains around the neck, body and tail in a criss-crossed pattern.
Radiographs show the bundle has a flattened appearance with a curved tail and wrapped in light brown bandages and thread. Contains a complete juvenile crocodile with upper limbs folded close to the body and lower limbs in natural position. Dense mass in stomach area. CT does not add anything to the radiographic report.
Museum Acquisition Number: 12010
Radiographs show the bundle has a flattened appearance with a curved tail and wrapped in light brown bandages and thread. Contains a complete juvenile crocodile with upper limbs folded close to the body and lower limbs in natural position. Dense mass in stomach area. CT does not add anything to the radiographic report.
Museum Acquisition Number: 12010
Date
Unknown
Source
Unknown
Rights
Manchester Museum
Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Format
JPG
Original Format
JPG
In collection
Cite as
“AEABB72 ,” Ancient Egyptian Animal Bio Bank, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.mummies.manchester.ac.uk/items/show/120.
Item Relations
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