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Fake Mummified Crocodile
Crocodile fake mummy. This crocodile mummy contains only stone and pottery sherds inside, despite being relatively elaborate. Ptolemy V (204-180BC) issued a decree declaring that each pot bought at a necropolis should contain the mummy of one animal.
Height: 32 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911) by British School of Archaeology in Egypt
Roman
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Accession number: E.70.1911
Primary reference Number: 51297
Oldadmincategory: Misc
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Fake Mummified Crocodile" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/51297 Accessed: 2024-11-21 18:19:51
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
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University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-51297
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