grandegyptianmuseum:Gold Fish PendantThis pendant takes the form of an “upside-down catfish”, a spec
grandegyptianmuseum:Gold Fish PendantThis pendant takes the form of an “upside-down catfish”, a species that regularly swims belly-up and thus resembles a dead fish. Ancient Egyptians perhaps associated this type of catfish with powers of regeneration. This splendid example was found in a child’s coffin, along with four other fish pendants and silver cowrie shells, presumably from a girdle.From Haraga, Cemetery A, Tomb 72. Middle Kingdom, Late Dynasty 12-early Dynasty 13, ca. 1878-1749 BC.Photo: courtesy of National Museums Scotland. The MET. -- source link