Stone vessel – zoomorphic, frog STO-0005
By Glenister, Jacob
Archaeological site unknown.
1939 : Bequeathed by Sir Robert Ludwig Mond.London, British Museum, EA 65240.
Date : Naqada IID
Material : Breccia
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Partly lost
Preservation information :
Eye inlays lost. Other decorative elements, including eye holes, rim, lug handles, feet, and mouth are in perfect condition.
Description
Seated frog-shaped vessel made of breccia of a red base with white and light yellow spots. The vessel sits directly on the frog's legs, which stick out markedly from the belly. The opening is placed in the center of the animal at the highest point of the arching back; its flat ledged rim is separated from the back by a high lip. The lug handles sit at the level of the top of the eyes, perhaps a little more than halfway up the vessel; they are angled somewhat to accomodate the sloping design of the frog body. The drilled, inside cavity is similar to those of squat lug-handled jugs of the same period.
Decoration
The toes are indicated by shallow, smooth incisions on the feet of the frog. The eye are represented by wide, deep drilled depressions that were likely originally inlaid. They face toward the front and protrude from the head. The mouth is marked as a straight, horizontal incised groove.
Dimensions (cm)
3.6
4.9
5.9
Additional information
Closed
on four feet
Outside
