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Frog amulet
Frog amulet

Frog amulet

664–332 B.C.
FindspotTell Nabasha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueVolcanic rock
DimensionsOverall: 1.7 x 1.5 cm (11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number87.671.14
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Tell Nabasha, Tomb 23, body A. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887. (Accession date: January 1, 1887)
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Crushed
Bruce Metcalf
1989
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