Caption

Late Period Egyptian fish figurine, 664–332 BC; material unspecified, height 29 cm, weight 1.812 kg., A sculpted fish-shaped object sits on a flat surface, carved from a speckled dark gray stone with lighter gray and off-white patches; the carving shows a rounded head with a circular eye depression, a streamlined body with a subtle raised ridge along the side, and a set of textured fins including a tall dorsal fin, a smaller fin near the back with carved striations, and a broad tail fin with ribbed detailing; the surface shows a mottled, grainy texture and the background and surface are smooth and muted gray-beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_019

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.6Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.0in x 12.2in / 6000 x 3647 (300dpi)

Keywords

Late Period Egyptian fish figurine 664–332 Bc material unspecified height 29 cm weight 1.812 kg sculpted fish-shaped object sits flat surface carved speckled dark gray stone lighter gray off-white patches carving rounded head circular eye depression streamlined body subtle raised ridge side set textured fins tall dorsal fin smaller fin near back carved striations broad tail fin ribbed detailing surface mottled grainy texture background smooth muted gray-beige.