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- CollectionEgypt
- Inventory numberE.00453
- TitleMummy of a young crocodile
- CultureEgyptian
- Date30 BC - AD 395
- PeriodRoman period(Egypt > Greco-Roman period)
- LocationOn display
- OwnerMusées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis
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Object nameMummyGeographyPlace of production:EgyptGeographical Reference > Africa > North Africa
Place of discovery:El-Fayum (gouvernorate)Geographical Reference > Africa > North Africa > Egypt > Upper Egypt (region)MaterialAnimalMaterial
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This crocodile mummy was found during the excavations of Grenfell and Hunt in the Fayum. It is wrapped in linen and surrounded by a double wire. The eyes are made of painted cartonnage.
Radiologic studies on the mummy have shown that it is actually an ancient forgery, made of an unidentified material.
Excavation: Grenfell & Hunt 1901-1902
