Stone vessel – zoomorphic, frog STO-0011
By Glenister, Jacob
Archaeological site unknown
Brussels, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, E.03022.
Date : Naqada IID
Listed date is Naqada III, but based on stylistic parallels it can be dated to Naqada IID more accurately.
Material : Serpentine
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Partly lost
Preservation information :
Missing eye inlays. Substantial wear on the rim.
Description
Seated frog-shaped vessel. It is unclear, due to damage, whether the rim once had a lip or was always flat, as it is now. The lug handles are horizontal and sit halfway up on the sides of the vessel.
Decoration
The vessel has carved legs with little detail in the incisions. It sits on its front legs, which go high up the body of the vessel and protrude slightly. The back legs exist but are indistinct. The eye sockets look forward and up; they were originally inlaid.
Dimensions (cm)
3
6.5
8
Additional information
Closed
References
1952
Further evidence for Early Mesopotamian relations with Egypt. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 11(4)
, 242, pl. XXIV.C.