Toilet Dish in Two Parts in the Form of a Fish

• Medium: Graywacke, inlay of shell and black paste
• Geographical Location: Saqqara, Egypt
• Dates: ca. 3000-2800 B.C.E.
• Dynasty: I Dynasty
• Period: early Dynastic Period
• Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (8.3 x 4.4 cm)
• Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, EXHIBITION-3, ECAMEA-3G44
• Accession Number: 37.629Ea-b
• Image: CUR.37.629Ea-b_erg3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0, 9/21/2007

Catalogue Description:
Slate toilet dish in the form of a fish; eyes inlaid with shell and dark paste. Separate lid attached by pivot at tail. Detail of fins and gills incised. Condition: Inlay missing from one eye.