figurine

Object NameFish

Made FromGlass

Date1972

Techniquetooled, enameled

SizeL: 7.8 cm

Accession Number83.3.39

Credit LineGift of Christopher Sheppard

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

Egypt

Physical DescriptionOpaque white with colored enamels; tooled and enameled. Realistic model of Telopia Nilotica; fish with narrow oval body; dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and anal fins and tail three dimensional; decorated with red, purple, orange and blue enamel; eyes mainly red; gills, mouth, pectoral and pelvic fins have red and purple stripes; dorsal and anal fins have orange and purple stripes; body and tail have orange, purple and blue stripes.

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