Fish Pendant
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 13
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Date: ca. 1878–1749 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery west of Senwosret (758), Pit 847, MMA excavations, 1908–09
Medium: Turquoise, gold
Dimensions: L. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); H. 1 cm (3/8 in.); Th. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number: 09.180.1182
Description
The loop for suspension at the mouth of the fish shows that it would have hung vertically as a pendant. Its overall shape with a sharp dorsal fin allows to determine that this is a Synodontis batensoda. More detailed pendants confirm this identification. This type of catfish often swims upside down very close to the surface and is hence also called the "upside-down catfish."
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery west of Senwosret (758), Pit 847, MMA excavations, 1908–09
Medium: Turquoise, gold
Dimensions: L. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); H. 1 cm (3/8 in.); Th. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number: 09.180.1182
Description
The loop for suspension at the mouth of the fish shows that it would have hung vertically as a pendant. Its overall shape with a sharp dorsal fin allows to determine that this is a Synodontis batensoda. More detailed pendants confirm this identification. This type of catfish often swims upside down very close to the surface and is hence also called the "upside-down catfish."
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