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Fish
4th-7th century
This pendant has the same pattern of circular dots with eyes that many box ornaments and spindle whorls found in Egypt have. Part of the tail is chipped.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Gimbel Brothers, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by purchase.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1943
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.1105