Oxyrynchus sacred fish, New Kingdom

Oxyrynchus sacred fish, New Kingdom
Period:Egypt, New Kingdom, New Kingdom
Dating:1570 BC–1085 BC
Origin:Egypt, Lower Egypt, Fayum
Material:Bronze
Physical:12.5cm. (4.9 in.) - 170 g. (6 oz.)
Catalog:MET.MM.00407

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  This votive figurine made of bronze represents the sacred Oxyrynchus fish, wearing the mortar-crown of goddess Hathor, with the horns and the solar disk protected by the royal cobra-Uraeus. Fayum, New Kingdom (1570-1085 BC).


Bibliography (for this item)

Shaw, Ian, and Paul Nicholson
1995 The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. British Museum Press, London, United Kingdom. (100)






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