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Source Description
This life sized steatite fish, glazed a deep blue green color, which represents the tilapia nilotica or "bolti" fish. It appears that details such as the fins, gills and eyes were carved into the stone prior to glazing. A hole has been bored in the mouth region, emerging underneath the gills on the underside of the fish; this hole may have accommodated a rope or wire of some kind. The glaze has been rubbed off in the mouth region. This fish may have served as a vessel or ritual object.
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Document identity
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27248
label
Tilapia Fish
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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27248
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object
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normalized
title
Tilapia Fish
description
This life sized steatite fish, glazed a deep blue green color, which represents the tilapia nilotica or "bolti" fish. It appears that details such as the fins, gills and eyes were carved into the stone prior to glazing. A hole has been bored in the mouth region, emerging underneath the gills on the underside of the fish; this hole may have accommodated a rope or wire of some kind. The glaze has been rubbed off in the mouth region. This fish may have served as a vessel or ritual object.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1307 BCE (New Kingdom)
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CC0
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en
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figurines
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th Dynasty (?)
med
steatite with blue and green glazes
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2682
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1
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0
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photo
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