Title: Cowroid Seal-Amulet
Object type: Cowroid, tilapia fish eating lotus
Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); W. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); H. 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71) coffin IV, burial 1 MMA excavations, 1935–36 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals