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Faience figure of a frog. Frogs were associated with the inundation (annual flooding) of the Nile an so could be linked to fertility and also the celebration of the Egyptian New Year, which was in July. Faience is a crushed quartz that is glazed.
Length: 4.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1898) by Egyptian Research Account
Predynastic
Early Dynastic Period
About
-3000
-
About
-2500
Accession number: E.108.1898
Primary reference Number: 49665
Oldadmincategory: FG
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Figurine" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/49665 Accessed: 2024-11-22 02:17:43
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