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Clay frog lamp
Frog lamp. Such lamps were only manufactured in Egypt during the late Ptolemaic to early Roman periods. They were manufactured to celebrate the annual flooding of the Nile and replace earlier New Year flasks. There are a wide variety of types, often featuring a whole frog or their legs with an additional motif.
Height: 4.4 cm
Length: 8.6 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1899) by Egypt Exploration Fund
Late Antique
201
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400
Accession number: GR.200.1899
Primary reference Number: 67333
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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