Frog Effigy

Date1st/2nd Century

MediumEarthenware

Dimensions2 3/4 x 1 3/8 inches (7 x 3.5 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation

Terms

Object number1986.61

DescriptionEffigy platform pipe made of reddish-brown ceramic or natural fire-clay consists of a curved, rectangular platform with a stem hole drilled in the proximal end and a vertical bowl, seated in the center of the platform, carved or modelled in the form of a seated frog. The frog is naturalistically rendered with an upright head and unusually large eye orbits.

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