Oxyrhynchus Fish
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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28599
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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6
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.2125_3QtrFnt_DD_T12.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_54.2125_3QtrFnt_DD_T12.jpg |
| imageCount | 6 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2125 |
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