The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 12, 2026

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)
deep turquoise faience
Overall: 1.2 x 5 cm (1/2 x 1 15/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.794
Location: Not on view
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 513
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.794