Sujet
Gold fish amulet, nekhau, worn by young women attached to the hair to protect against drowning
Légende
Gold fish amulet, nekhau, worn by young women attached to the hair to protect against drowning, In a Middle Kingdom tale one is lost as the king watches the girls of the palace row on the garden pool. The chief priest rolls back the waters to recover it from the lake bed. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty c 1880 BC. From a childs tomb at el Haraga.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A19_432
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,2Mo (941,2Ko) / 30,9cm x 23,7cm / 3648 x 2797 (300dpi)