Figurine of a Frog (the Goddess Heqet?)
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 3100–2686 BCE
MediumWhite limestone
Dimensions3/4 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/2 in. (1.9 x 3 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes
Object numberG.79.6.4
On View
On viewProvenancePrivate collection, prior to 1979; Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, NY, auction sale #4253, May 19, 1979; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, Winston-Salem, NC; given to NCMA, June 15, 1979.
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