An Rare Egyptian Carnelian Fish Amulet, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 - 1783 BCE Jewelry - Rings Melbourne2004 Colour Power: Aboriginal Art

Melbourne2004 Colour Power: Aboriginal Art Post 1984

and a cheerful smile

which falls in thick tresses down the back of her neck

Masterfully crafted from sheet silver

1994 Tapestry Commission for the Law Courts

An Rare Egyptian Carnelian Fish Amulet, Middle Kingdom, ca. 2040 - 1783 BCE Jewelry - Rings Melbourne2004 Colour Power: Aboriginal ArtThe nb3w, (nekhau) pendant takes the form of a fish, that was attached to the plait of a young girl as a charm to prevent drowning. Modeled from firey carnelian, it represents the batensoda fish (Synodontus batensoda) a type of catfish that swims upside down and catches bugs that fall on the surface of the water. Its first known mention is in the Westcar Papyrus, a literary text dating to the Middle Kingdom whereby King Sneferu is feeling bored and