Fish (Primary Title)
Amulet in the Shape of a Fish (Alternate Title)

Unknown (Artist)

1479–1425 BC
Egyptian
ivory
Overall: 13/16 × 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (2.06 × 1.27 × 7.3 cm)
57.33
Because they symbolized certain aspects of the funerary deities, fish shapes were also popular amulets. This one has a royal inscription, the cartouche of Menkheprure (Tuthmosis IV).
Dynasty 18
New Kingdom
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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