Stone vessel – zoomorphic, frog STO-0012
By Glenister, Jacob
Archaeological site unknown
Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, 910.100.3.
Date : Naqada IID
No provenance, but based on comparable examples a Naqada IID date is certain.
Material : Serpentine
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Partly lost
Preservation information :
Eye inlays missing. Other features remain quite well preserved; there is no real evidence of damage.
Description
Seated frog-shaped vessel made of black-and-yellow mottled-patterned stone. Rim lipless and flat on body, though tall. Lug handles in line with eyes and horizontal. Head raised with a clearly defined neck; back comes to something of a point and slopes significantly downward.
Decoration
Eye inlays missing, but eyebrow ridges still clear. Legs carved; back legs protrude some distance in a squat position while front legs are ill-defined and only clearly visible in lowest part of the vessel, where they protrude slightly forward. Eyebrow ridges carved. No other facial features present.
Dimensions (cm)
3.5
5
7.6
Additional information
Closed
flat base
on four feet
Outside