Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool, World Museum

Mummified Crocodiles

30 BC – AD 395 about

M13642.7

Currently not on display

Information

Mummified young crocodile wrapped in linen. Previously tied together as a group of eight when acquired as a gift from Joseph Mayer in 1867.

CONDITION NOTE (1998): Fragmenting textile, very discoloured, powdery fragmentation, areas of crocodiles exposed, surface dirt.

Specifications

Accession number: M13642.7
Collection type: Animal Remains
Culture: Roman Period
Date made: 30 BC – AD 395 about
Collector: Joseph Sams
Place collected: Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt
Date collected: 1850 before
Materials: Crocodile; Textile
Measurements: Overall: 290 mm
Credit line: Gift of Joseph Mayer
Legal status: Permanent collection
Provenance: Joseph Mayer, Donor, Purchased from Joseph Sams, Owned from: 1850, Donation, Own…
Location: Item not currently on display