Egyptian Oxyrynchus Bronze Fish, 26th to 30th Dynasty, c. 664 - 332 B.C.

(Egyptian Bronze Fish)

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Item No.
29.35552
Culture
Egypt, 26th to 30th Dynasty, c. 664 - 332 B.C. 
Item Details.
Superb quality and patina oxyrynchus fish on a sledge, fronted by Hathor’s horns and sun disk, a Uraeus in front. Very finely engraved details.
The grey-coloured fish (Marymus kannume) was regarded as a form of the goddess Hathor. It figures in the later version of the Osiris legend as the creature which swallowed and preserved the phallus of the dismembered king.

Provenance: German private collection acquired in Germany in the 1970s.

Display stand included

Size
13 cm L - 5 1/8 inches
Material
Bronze 
Condition
Minor chip to left horn and base, otherwise intact 
Categories
Egypt
Price.
US$ 4500
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