amulet
- Museum number
- EA16359
- Description
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Fish as amulet: probably 'Barbus bynni' as amulet in opaque sealing-wax-red glass, the surface now wholly discoloured. The fish lies on a low plinth which is pierced through its thickness below the fish's head. The eyes are formed of some unidentified, possibly resinous, material contained within small gold discs.
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.23 centimetres
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Length: 3.03 centimetres (maximum)
- Curator's comments
- Bibliography:
C. Andrews, 'Amulets of Ancient Egypt' (London 1994), p.93
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1873
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA16359
- Registration number
- 1873,0609.113
