Faience amulet in the form of a tree frog
Unknown artist
Date: 330-30 BCE
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H.: 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (2.1 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver|Miscellaneous-Faience
Culture: Egyptian
Period: Ptolemaic
Themes: Frogs
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Date range
-330 – -30
Largest dimension
2.2 cm
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