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Three-Frog Bead Amulet

1540–1069 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom

(1540–1069 BCE)
Medium
deep turquoise faience
Measurements
Overall: 1.2 x 5 cm (1/2 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.794
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Not on view
Print
A horizontal rectangular amulet glazed in deep turquoise faience depicts three small frogs seated in a row facing right along its top surface. Five circular holes are evenly spaced along the front-facing side. The object's glossy, glass-like surface is textured with small brown pits and uneven patches across its form.

Three-Frog Bead Amulet

1540–1069 BCE

Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE)

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