Votive figure

This votive figure of a fish is thought to be Greek, made from dark terracotta. It has two inscriptions, the one around its mouth seems to be ARHXEOV which may mean ancient.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
5/1946/520
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
Southern Europe
Collector Excavator
Montague, Lieutenant Colonel Leopold Agar Denys (from the collection of)
Material
terracotta | | | |
Common Name
votive figure
Simple Name
votive figurine
Production Town
Production Person Initials
Production Person Surname
Production Year Low
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votive figurine of a fish