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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.254
Title
Frog Statuette
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
c. 2000 BCE
Culture
Near Eastern
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/190988

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Possibly sandstone
Dimensions
7 x 8 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. Peter Neuman.
Originally a part of collection of Mrs. Elsa Schmid (mother of donor).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Peter G. Neumann
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.254
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This stone form represents a frog with its legs out to each side. Two large eyes protrude and there is a triangualr snout. A curved mouth is indicated underneath the snout. From Egypt or Anatolia.

Verification Level

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