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