P.OxyOxyrhynchus: A City and its Texts, Virtual Exhibition: Introduction
Bronze statuette of Oxyrhynchus fish: date uncertain
The classical city took its name from the long-snouted Oxyrhynchus fish (the name means ‘sharp-nosed’), of which there was a local cult in the Egyptian manner. A figurine shows the fish faced by a worshipper.Since the start of the Islamic period, the town has been known as el-Bahnasa or Behnesa.
We are unable to supply an image of the statuette shown in the Ashmolean exhibit, but here is one just as pretty:
