Stamp amulet of a frog
- Accession Number
- EA12525
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Amulets case
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Amulet
- Material
- Faience
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Animal
- Frog/tadpole
- Measurements
- Height: 16mm | Length: 21mm | Width: 17mm
Licensing details
This image may be used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. For uses not covered under the Creative Commons license, or to license images for commercial uses,
please contact the Egypt Centre.
- Description
-
This blue glazed composition stamp is in the form of frog. It is longitudinally pierced and includes an ankh-sign flanked by was-sceptres beneath. On long-term loan since 2005 from the British Museum who acquired it in 1883 from Baron James Menascé.
- Bibliography
-
Andrews, Carol 1994. Amulets of ancient Egypt. London: The British Museum Press. Goodridge, Wendy R. & Stuart J. Williams 2005. Offerings from The British Museum. Swansea: The Egypt Centre. [p. 11]
- Previous Owners
- The British Museum | Baron James Menascé
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The British Museum (04 Apr 2005)
