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Clay frog lamp: GR.200.1899

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Clay frog lamp

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Description

Frog lamp. Such lamps were only manufactured in Egypt during the late Ptolemaic to early Roman periods. They were manufactured to celebrate the annual flooding of the Nile and replace earlier New Year flasks. There are a wide variety of types, often featuring a whole frog or their legs with an additional motif.

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.4 cm
Length: 8.6 cm
Width: 6.4 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1899) by Egypt Exploration Fund

Dating

Late Antique
201 - 400

Materials used in production

Clay

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.200.1899
Primary reference Number: 67333
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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