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animal mummy; mummy-case; mummy-wrapping

Object Type: animal mummy; mummy-case; mummy-wrapping
Museum number: EA37347
Description: Mummified crocodile enclosed in woven palm leaf(?) and linen.
Cultures/periods: Roman Period
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Hiba, el-
Materials: crocodile tissue; linen; palm leaf (?)
Dimensions: Length: 94 centimetres
Location: On display (G62/dc29)
Condition: fair
Acquisition name: Donated by: Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date: 1902
Department: Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number: EA37347
Registration number: 1902,1011.96
Conservation: Treatment: 21 Apr 1999