Late Period Egyptian fish figurine, c. 664–332 BC; figurine, height 29 cm, weight 1.812 kg;, A carved stone object in the shape of a fish rests on a flat surface. The fish carving shows a rounded head, a pronounced dorsal fin, a tail fin with ridged texture, and smaller pectoral and pelvic fins, all depicted with carved grooves and ridges. The stone has a speckled appearance with mottled tones of dark gray, light gray, and off-white, with lighter patches and streaks across the body and fins. The background and surface beneath the carving are a smooth, even gray.
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Late Period Egyptian fish figurine, c. 664–332 BC; figurine, height 29 cm, weight 1.812 kg;, A carved stone object in the shape of a fish rests on a flat surface. The fish carving shows a rounded head, a pronounced dorsal fin, a tail fin with ridged texture, and smaller pectoral and pelvic fins, all depicted with carved grooves and ridges. The stone has a speckled appearance with mottled tones of dark gray, light gray, and off-white, with lighter patches and streaks across the body and fins. The background and surface beneath the carving are a smooth, even gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_017

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Rights managed

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Late Period Egyptian fish figurine c 664–332 Bc figurine height 29 cm weight 1.812 kg carved stone object shape fish rests flat surface fish carving rounded head pronounced dorsal fin tail fin ridged texture smaller pectoral pelvic fins depicted carved grooves ridges stone speckled appearance mottled tones dark gray light gray off-white lighter patches streaks across body fins background surface beneath carving smooth even gray.

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