Crocodile head
Category
Archaeological material
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mummified crocodile.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287406.11
Summary
A pair of small mummified crocodile heads. Probably purchased from the crocodile mummy pits at el-Maabde for Sir Vauncey on Saturday 26th February 1870, as noted in Dr Workman's journal.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.