Stone vessel – zoomorphic, frog STO-0014
By Glenister, Jacob
, Archaeological context unknown. 1895 : Egyptian Research Account, Naqada.
Philadelphia, UPenn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, E.1382.
Date : Naqada IID
Date based on Petrie's excavations and comparable vessels (esp. the Naqa ed-Der vessel) of similar date.
Material : Limestone
Preservation : Unknown
Decoration preservation : Unknown
Preservation information :
According to 20th century photographs, the eye inlays are preserved; the rim is heavily damaged, and the legs may be somewhat damaged.
Description
This is one of two known examples of a prone frog-shaped vessel. Single lug handle on the back just after the rim of thevessel. Front lug handle missing, but must certainly have once existed; the point from which it broke cleanly is visible as a hole. Rim once had lip but is significantly damaged. Vessel whereabouts are currently unknown but was once in the collection of the Penn Museum. Color unknown as all photographs black and white.
Decoration
The eye inlays of the vessel are preserved, but their material is not listed. All four legs stick out from vessel a significant distance. As in the other example of a prone vessel, the back legs are in a squat position while the front legs stick straigh out fully extended. Eyes look straight up; head almost turtle-like (on this, see Glenister 2024).
Additional information
Closed
flat base
Comments
The object does not seem to be listed on the Museum's online catalogue. It is also unclear whether it was found at Naqada or at Ballas.
References
1896
Naqada and Ballas, 1895. Egyptian Research Account 1. London
, pl. XII, S83.1950
A guide to the Egyptian collection of the University Museum. University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia
, fig. 7 (bottom right).1952
Further evidence for Early Mesopotamian relations with Egypt. Journal of Near Eastern Studies 11(4)
, 242, pl. XXIV, D.
