Fish pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca. 1981–1650 B.C., From Egypt, Gold, L. 2.1 cm, This fish pendant was probably originally worn as a hair ornament and depicts a Synodontis batensoda, a type of catfish that often swims upside down very close to the surface and is hence also called the 'upside-down catfish
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Fish pendant, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12–13, ca, 1981–1650 B.C, Egypt, Gold, L, 2.1 cm, fish, pendant, originally worn, hair ornament, depicts, Synodontis batensoda, type, catfish, swims upside, down, close, surface, hence, upside-down catfish
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