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Tilapia Fish. Artist: Anonymous (Egypt)Unknown author. Title: Tilapia Fish. Description: English: Tilapia fish were famous amulets. The Egyptians believed that this fish was self creative when they observed that it took its eggs or its young offspring were placed in the mouth to protect it from any kind of harm. In addition they believed that it could've had a protective function, particularly for kids and young women. Interestingly, the fish is depicted with one red and one green eye. The small metal attachment on its mouth was possibly once a part of a lotus flower. Date: between 1976 and 1783 BC date QS:P571,-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-1976-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-1783-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Middle Kingdom of Egyptera QS:P2348,Q191324). Medium: gold with Egyptian green glazed faience, chalcedony, turquoise, carnelian, lapis lazuli and black stone inlay. Dimensions: Height: 1.7 cm (0.6 in); Width: 3.9 cm (1.5 in); Depth: 1 cm (0.3 in)dimensions QS:P2048,1.75U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,3.97U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,1U174728. Collection: Walters Art Museum . . Native name: Walters Art Museum. Location: Baltimore, United States of America. Coordinates: 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W . Established: 1934 . Web page: thewalters.org. Authority control: : Q210081 VIAF: 126086372 ISNI: 0000 0004 0373 611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat. institution QS:P195,Q210081. Accession number: 57.1072. Place of creation: Egypt. Object history: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters. Exhibition history: Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980. Credit line: Acquired by Henry Walters. Source: Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork. Permission(Reusing this file): : This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by an OTRS member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2012021710000834. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the OTRS noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2012021710000834.