Stone vessel – zoomorphic, frog STO-0015
By Glenister, Jacob
Archaeological site unknown
Brussels, Musées royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, E.03023.
Date : Naqada IID
Listed date Naqada III; Naqada IID more likely based on comparison with provenanced examples.
Preservation : Almost complete
Decoration preservation : Partly lost
Preservation information :
Missing eye inlays. Rim lipless and flat. Carved legs preserved, as are toes of front feet. Eyebrows and tail point preserved. Lug handles also preserved.
Description
Seated frog-shaped vessel. Made of a multicolored stone, dominated by black but with a large brown section on the bottom half and small white flecks across the vessel that may be damage. Rim slightly damaged and flat against body without lip. Lug handles are horizontal and sit high up on the sides of the vessel. The tailbone is defined; the back end of the vessel comes to something of a point..
Decoration
Eye inlays were once present on the vessel but have been lost. Eye sockets look sideways. Sharp, well-defined eyebrow ridges. Four toes on front legs; toes on back legs probably not present though unclear from photos. The front legs protrude some distance from the vessel but the back legs are in a squat position and tightly incised. The vessel rests on its front legs which are folded beneath it.
Dimensions (cm)
3
6.5
8
Additional information
Closed
on four feet