Fish Pendant

Fish Pendant

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This fish pendant depicts a tilapia and might have been worn as a hair ornament. Tilapias were a symbol for fertility and regeneration since they carry their eggs in their mouths until the eggs hatch. For the meaning of fish pendants see the object information for 09.180.1182.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.