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Source Description
This finger ring displays the small figure of a frog squatting on top of the bezel. The frog is well carved with incised details. The stylized head of Hathor is incised on the bottom of the bezel. The gold lining is probably modern. The image of a frog symbolizes fecundity and fertility, and rings with frog figures were worn by women particularly during the New Kingdom.
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Document identity
localId
32465
label
Finger Ring with a Frog
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
32465
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Finger Ring with a Frog
description
This finger ring displays the small figure of a frog squatting on top of the bezel. The frog is well carved with incised details. The stylized head of Hathor is incised on the bottom of the bezel. The gold lining is probably modern. The image of a frog symbolizes fecundity and fertility, and rings with frog figures were worn by women particularly during the New Kingdom.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1279 BCE (New Kingdom, 18th-early 19th dynasty)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
finger rings
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.4
height
2
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 x W: 13/16 x D: 1/4 in. (2.4 x 2 x 0.7 cm); Bezel W: 1/16 in. (0.17 cm); Inner Diam.: 5/16 in. (0.83 cm); Outer Diam.: 1/2 in. (1.34 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th-early 19th Dynasty
RelatedObjects
26532
med
carnelian, gold lining
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
2513
2704
3193
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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bdb51cabe70b6885
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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17658c89eb273357
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no
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no