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Sacred animal mummy of crocodile Late Period–Roman PeriodManfalut

Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), acc. 90.6.115. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 90.6.115
Find spot: Manfalut, Middle Egypt
Period: Late Period–Roman Period
Date: ca.400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Date range: 405 BCE – 395 BCE
Materials: ['linen', 'animal remains']
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access), Sacred animal mummy of crocodile (90.6.115). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/215812

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Mummy, crocodile. Late Period–Roman Period, ca.400 B.C.–100 A.D. Linen, animal remains. H. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); L. 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). Possibly from: Manfalut, Middle Egypt. Subject: Crocodiles, Mummies. Credit: Gift of James Douglas, 1890.

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