Title: Fish Design Amulet Inscribed with the cartouche of Queen Ahmose Nefertari
Object type: Amulet, Queen Ahmose Nefertari, Fish
Date: ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Ahmose I–Thutmose II
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); W. 1 cm (3/8 in); Th. 0.6 cm (1/4 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb CC 37 Burial 59 D Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Fish