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Cosmetic box with frog
East Greek
600–500 B.C.
Place of Origin: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
height x width box: 2.2 x 7 cm (7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
height x width lid: 2.8 x 7 cm
height x width lid: 2.8 x 7 cm
Credit Line
Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession Number1970.571
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionBlue-green faience round box with crouching frog on swinging lid. Modern dowel. Interior divided into four wedge-shaped segments. Deep blue details on frog
ProvenanceSaid to have been found at Marsin, near Adana (southwest Turkey). 1970, sold by J.J. Klejman (dealer; b. 1906 - d. 1995), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 16, 1970)