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Source Description
The Oxyrhynchus fish, or medjed, is an elephantfish that was a focus of worship around the Egyptian city of Per-Medjed (Greek Oxyrhynchus) in Upper Egypt. The sacred fish is depicted wearing a horned sun disc.
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Document identity
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28599
label
Oxyrhynchus Fish
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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28599
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object
stage
normalized
title
Oxyrhynchus Fish
description
The Oxyrhynchus fish, or medjed, is an elephantfish that was a focus of worship around the Egyptian city of Per-Medjed (Greek Oxyrhynchus) in Upper Egypt. The sacred fish is depicted wearing a horned sun disc.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 7th-late 1st century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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statuettes (statues)
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
14.4
depth
4.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 x W: 5 11/16 x D: 1 5/8 in. (7.8 x 14.4 x 4.2 cm); H with tang: 3 9/16 x W: 5 11/16 x D: 1 5/8 in. (9 x 14.4 x 4.2 cm); H with base: 5 11/16 x W: 6 3/4 x D: 2 1/4 in. (14.5 x 17.1 x 5.7 cm)
Source extras
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Egyptian
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bronze
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6182
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none
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none
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