Stone vessel – zoomorphic, frog (fragmentary) STO-0003
By Glenister, Jacob
, Foundation deposit in shrine in Western Kom.
2006 : Polish Archaeological Expedition to the Eastern Delta.Egypt (OB211-5K).
Date : Naqada IID
Found in deposit in structure dating to Naqada IIIB/IIIC1, this is the only vessel known from such a late context; all others of this type are Naqada IID in date, which is probably when the vessel was actually manufactured, but rather than being buried in a contemporary grave it remained in storage or use until it was buried as part of a foundation deposit.
Material : Serpentine
Preservation : Fragment
Decoration preservation : Mostly lost
Preservation information :
Top half missing, with face, lug handles (if originally present), and rim not preserved. Legs well-preserved.
Description
Seated frog-shaped vessel made of a gray-brown serpentine. The vessel only fragmentarily preserved; the top half is missing, so no information on face or opening of vessel is available. Presumably, it had lug-handles, but these would have been located on the missing part of the vessel.
Decoration
The vessel's front and back legs are both preserved in their lower portions (the upper portions are obliterated, along with the top of the vessel). The back legs are in a somewhat squat position and the front legs are folded orthogonally inwards towards the centre of the vessel. The carving of the toes survives but is of somewhat poor quality. The vessel sits on its legs, but the legs are only a few millimetres lower than the body of the vessel.
Dimensions (cm)
L: 9
Additional information
Closed
unknown
convexe base
References
2008
Polish excavations at Tell el-Farkha (Ghazala) in the Nile Delta: preliminary report 2006–2007 (with contributions by R. Abłamowicz, J. Dębowska-Ludwin, M. Jucha, A. Mączyńska, G. Pryc, M. Rozwadowski, and M. Sobas). Archeologia 59
, 153.
