Two Fingers Amulet
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Object Label
Antoine Vollon depicted this mound of freshly caught fish in a dynamic manner that merges his subject with the substance and movement of paint itself. Slippery fish are evoked in long brushstrokes and touches of color, while a wicker basket and bed of reeds are partially conjured through marks that appear to have been scratched into the still-wet paint with the brush handle.
Caption
Two Fingers Amulet, 332–30 B.C.E.. Obsidian, 3/8 x 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (1 x 2.2 x 8.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 74.158. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.158_front_PS2.jpg)
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Gallery
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Title
Two Fingers Amulet
Date
332–30 B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt, Possible place made: Middle Egypt, Egypt
Medium
Obsidian
Classification
Dimensions
3/8 x 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (1 x 2.2 x 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
74.158
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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