Stone vessel – Zoomorphic, frog STO-0016
By Droux, Xavier
, Archaeological context unknown. Before 1922 : Ex William MacGregor collection. Sold at auction, Sotheby's, Wilkinson & Hodges, 03.07.1922. Before 1974 : Ex Norman Robert Colville collection. 25.04.2001 : Sold at auction, Christie's South Kensington. 2001 : Property of a Swiss dealer (Bought at Christie's sale 2001 according to Christie's 2020 catalogue). With Michael Ward (dealer), New York. 2016 : Anonymous private collection, bought from Michael Ward. 13.10.2020 : Sold at auction, Christie's New York. After 2020 : Unknown private collection.
Collection unknown
Date : Naqada IID
Material : Limestone, Gold
Preservation : Complete
Decoration preservation : Very good
Preservation information :
Small chips on rim. At the time the object was photographed for Murray's 1911 publication, gold attachements “in the form of snakes were connected with four gold chains hich meat in a single ring at the other end” were present; they were also described in the 1922 sales catalogue. It is unclear if this gold ornament was original.
Dimensions (cm)
3.2
7
Additional information
Closed
Comments
According to Sotheb'ys sale catalogue of the MacGregor collection, this object was "found at Abydos". This object may have been sold at auction in 1975, but this information is not verified: see Sotheby's & Co (ed.), "Catalogue of Egyptian Seals, Scarabs, and Signet Rings, The Property of His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., T.D., F.R.S., Antiquities, The Property of the late Colonel N.R. Colville, M.C., F.S.A. (Sold by Order of the Executors). 21 April 1975. London.
References
1911
Figure vases in Egypt, in: Knobel, Edward Ball; Midgley, William Waller; Milne, Joseph Grafton; Murray, Margaret Alice; Petrie, William Matthew Flinders (eds), Historical Studies. London
, 142, pl. XXII.5.
