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Fish
Unknown4th century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
This bronze fish, with long, mane-like dorsal fin; wide, flat tail; and small pectoral, pelvic, and anal fins appears to be a tilapia, a species known to have inhabited the Nile in antiquity.
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Details
- Title: Fish
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 4th century A.D.
- Location Created: Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Bronze
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 82.AI.76.38
- Culture: Romano-Egyptian
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Implements (Object Genre)
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