EditorialFish Pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1650 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, L. 2.9 cm, This fish pendant depicts a tilapia and might have been worn as a hair ornament. Tilapias were a symbol for fertility and regeneration since they carry their ...
EditorialCosmetic Spoon in the Shape of a Tilapia with Water Lilies, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550?1295 B.C., From Egypt; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), l. 18 cm (7 1/16 in); w. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in).
EditorialA garden pool; fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun,18th dynasty,around 1350 BCE. A pool full of ducks,lotus flowers and tilapia fish. Around the pool are papyrus, palms,sycomorefig,mandrakes and other bushes. In one corner is a tree in...