Frog amulet
760–332 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine or granite?
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 2.2 x 1.6 x 2.1 cm (7/8 x 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.1281
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.
404–396 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
664–525 B.C
664–525 B.C
A.D. 30–175
593–510 B.C.
593–510 B.C.
185–50 B.C.
690–653 B.C.