Toilet Dish in Two Parts in the Form of a Fish
A container for cosmetics or possibly medical ointment, this covered dish represents a tilapia fish. The tilapia symbolized fertility and was believed to promote abundance on earth and a renewed life after death. This container's lid swivels open at the tail. - Medium: Graywacke, inlay of shell and black paste
- Place Made: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 3000-2800 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: I Dynasty
- Period: early Dynastic Period
- Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (8.3 x 4.4 cm)
Brooklyn Museum
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