NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII (1550-1295 B.C.)

Details

AN EGYPTIAN CORNELIAN FROG AMULET
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII (1550-1295 B.C.)
The frog (Rana mascareniensis), sits with head raised, bulging eyes naturally coloured by dark inclusion, details incised, pierced longitudinally
½ in. (1.2 cm.) long

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1981, I, no. 47.

Frog amulets were commonly worn by both the living as a fertility charm and the dead to provide rejuvenation and a long afterlife.

See illustration on page 107.

More from A PEACEABLE KINGDOM: THE LEO MILDENBERG COLLECTION

View All