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<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side1_PS2.jpg)
Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side1_PS2.jpg)
<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side1_PS2.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side1_PS2.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view02.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view02.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view1.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view1.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view2.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view2.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view3.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view3.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side2_PS2.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side2_PS2.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view03.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view03.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view04.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view04.jpg)

<em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view01.jpg)

Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1805E_view01.jpg)

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Small Fish

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Faience
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 664-332 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Late Period
    DIMENSIONS 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1805E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Blue faience fish, with wide body; probably a tilapia.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Small Fish, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side1_PS2.jpg)
    IMAGE side, side 1, 37.1805E_side1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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    <em>Small Fish</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Faience, 1 3/4 x 1 x 3 1/16 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1805E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1805E_side1_PS2.jpg)

    TAGS

    Accessory
    Blue
    egypt
    egyptian
    Faience
    Fish
    Late Period
    new york historical society collection

    TAGS

    Accessory
    Blue
    egypt
    egyptian
    Faience
    Fish
    Late Period
    new york historical society collection

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