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Ostracon with fish, 19th-20th dynasty, 1295-1069 BCE from Deir-el Medina. Limestone, black ink, H:10,8 cm Inv.E 14307
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Ostracon with fish, 19th-20th dynasty, 1295-1069 BCE from Deir-el Medina....

Fish-man or water-sprite. Terracotta figurine (8th-7th BCE) Length 12 cm Nr. 3337
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Fish-man or water-sprite. Terracotta figurine (8th...

King Eannatum, appearing as god Ningirsu, holds prisoners in a net. Stele of the Vultures, celebrating the victory of Eannatum, King of Lagash,against the town of Umma. Around 2450 BCE. See 08-02-04/2-9 Overall size 180 x 130 cm - AO 50, AO 2346-2348
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King Eannatum, appearing as god Ningirsu, holds prisoners in a net. Stel...

Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the royal table. Period of the Amorite dynasties, early 2nd mill.BCE Terracotta, 29,3 x 12 cm AO 18915
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Mold in the form of a fish. Such molds were used for baked dishes for the...

Rhyton, drinking vessel with painted octopus. From the Aegean, found in Ugarit (Minet-el-Beida), Syria. Late Bronze. Terracotta, H: 27,2 cm, 13,3 cm across AO 14855
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Rhyton, drinking vessel with painted octopus. From the Aegean, found i...

Pot with handles, ribbon ornaments and animal scenes; Baked clay with white incrustations. From Susa, found near a sarcophagus, therefore probably funerary use. H: 18,5 cm, 13 cm across. See 08-02-14/10 Sb.2825
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Pot with handles, ribbon ornaments and animal scenes; Baked clay with white in...

Goblet,electrum,decorated with fabulous animals. Bottom decorated with fish and a flower with six petals.From Marlik,northern Iran.Iron Age I. For front and rear view see 08-02-16/6,7 AO 20281
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Goblet,electrum,decorated with fabulous animals. Bottom decorated with fi...

Steps leading from the Church of Tabgah into the Lake of Galilee, Israel The miracle of the multiplication of fish and bread took place here.
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Steps leading from the Church of Tabgah into the Lake of Galilee...

Fish and crane,detail from the pavement of the bath in Tiberias.
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Fish and crane,detail from the pavement of the bath in Tiberias.

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. Originally 6 x 15,5 m,the map showed an area between Lower Egypt and Sidon. The fragment shows the Dead Sea and the river Jordan,with fish turning back from the Dead Sea.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...

Oil lamp decorated with a fisherman and a bowl of fish.
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Oil lamp decorated with a fisherman and a bowl of...

Fish-shaped vessel. Alabaster 2nd half 2nd millennium
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Fish-shaped vessel. Alabaster 2nd half 2nd millennium