Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Pierced longitudinally with hatched detailing to the flanks. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. XLIII, no.257b, for a similar open-mouthed fish amulet. 0.80 grams, 14 mm (1/2 in.).

From an early 20th century collection.

Fish amulets were worn by young women and children, often at the end of a plait of hair, to guard against the risk of drowning.