Mummy
Mummy
Object name: Mummy
Date: 2000-50 BC
Dimensions:
60 x 26 x 26 mm
Medium: Linen, organic, glass, cork
Where found:Egypt, Thebes
Object number: C07374
DescriptionGlass bottle containing Bitumen from a mummified crocodile. Bitumen was a substance used in the embalming process. The crocodile was sacred to Sobek, god of violent powers. The Ancient Egyptians often mummified the sacred animal of a particular god and left it in their temple in order to act as gifts or messengers to the god in question. In this case it would have been for Sobek.
Culture: Ancient Egyptian