Ancient Egyptian crocodile mummy from Kom Ombo Aswan dated 332 - 30 BC

Ancient Egyptian crocodile mummy from Kom Ombo Aswan dated 332 – 30 BC

One of three unwrapped mummified newly hatched crocodiles from a tomb near Kom Ombo.
In four separate pieces consisting of the head, a left front leg, a small portion of body and the lower body including legs and tail.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:1983.1.77.1
Material: bone resin skin
Culture: Macedonian Dynasty - Ptolemaic Dynasty
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Dated: 332 - 30 BC
Object name: crocodile mummy
Dimensions: Length (max): 176mm , Width (max): 47mm , Depth (max): 24mm
Site: Kom Ombo

Latitude: 24.466667
Longitude: 32.95