Amulet of a fish

Amulet of a fish

Crudely carved bone amulet in the form of a fish, with head, eye and fins marked by incised lines. The tail segment is missing. The oxyrhynchus fish was considered sacred and gave its name in the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods to the city at the modern site of el-Bahnasa.

GOVERNORATE OF MINIYA: EL-BAHNASA

ROMAN PERIOD

From the division of finds excavated at Oxhyrhynchus by Dr. Grenfell and Dr. Hunt in 1903-1904. Given to the museum by the Egypt Exploration Fund.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND

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