The bowl is worked on both sides in fish form. On the shell side, the body is bored from the head to the tail. In the mouth, a handle of calcite was...

The bowl is worked on both sides in fish form. On the shell side, the body is bored from the head to the tail. In the mouth, a handle of calcite was originally used. The fins of the fish are covered with hatching, details are indicated by lines of a crack. The scales are not drawn, as the finely veined, undulating grain of the calcite, of course, corresponds to the scale pattern. The often occurring tilapia fish in the Nile is often depicted in Egyptian art, also because it is a symbol of fertility and revival.

Collection

Europeana

Title

The bowl is worked on both sides in fish form. On the shell side, the body is bored from the head to the tail. In the mouth, a handle of calcite was...

Object Type

Vessel

Time of Origin

#Neues_Reich

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